Influence of numerical schemes on current-topography interactions in 1/4° global ocean simulations

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-524

  Penduff, T ^a   Le Sommer, J ^a   Barnier, B ^a   Treguier, A M ^b   Molines, J M ^a   Madec, G ^c  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; CONFLUENCE; GLOBAL OCEAN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA ICE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT;

EID: 37549016770     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-509-2007     Document Type: Article

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