Parameterization of gravity current entrainment for ocean circulation models using a high-order 3D nonhydrostatic spectral element model

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 19-44

  Xu, Xiaobiao ^a   Chang, Yeon S ^a   Peters, Hartmut ^a   Özgökmen, Tamay M ^a   Chassignet, Eric P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Gravity current; HYCOM; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

ENTRAINMENT; GRAVITY CURRENT; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODEL (HYCOM); PARAMETERIZATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; DIFFUSION; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; PARAMETERIZATION; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SIMULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33745183367     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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