Optimisation of simplified GCMs using circulation indices and maximum entropy production

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 803-813

  Kunz, Torben ^a   Fraedrich, Klaus ^a   Kirk, Edilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIABATIC PROCESS; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; FRICTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT FLUX; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 42349110365     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0325-y     Document Type: Article

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