On transit-time distributions in unsteady circulation models

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 35-45

  Haine, T W N ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Waugh, D W ^a   Holzer, M ^b,c,d,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulation models; Tracers; Transit time distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

BOUNDARY IMPULSE RESPONSES (BIRS); DIFFUSIVE GEOPHYSICAL FLOW; TRANSIT-TIME DISTRIBUTION (TTD);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREEN FUNCTION; GYRE; MIXING; TRACER; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 38749110769     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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