A high-resolution simulation of the ocean during the POMME experiment: Mesoscale variability and near surface processes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Paci, Alexandre ^a   Caniaux, G ^a   Giordani, H ^a   Levy M ^b   Prieur, L ^c   Reverdin, G ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c LOV   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

DENSE WATER; MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 34250752765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003389     Document Type: Article

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