Modeling vertical motion at ocean fronts: Are nonhydrostatic effects relevant at submesoscales?

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 222-240

  Mahadevan, Amala ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; NONHYDROSTATIC EFFECTS; OCEAN FRONTS; SUBMESOSCALE CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HYDROSTATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC FRONT; THERMOCLINE; WATER EXCHANGE;

EID: 33746066761     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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