Comparison of different numerical methods used to handle the open boundary of a regional ocean circulation model of the Bay of Biscay

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Cailleau, S ^a   Fedorenko, V ^a   Barnier, B ^a   Blayo, E ^a   Debreu, L ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Coupling; Nesting; Open boundary conditions; Regional modelling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DYNAMICS; MODEL STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOLUTIONS;

BAY OF BISCAY; COUPLING; NESTING; OPEN BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; REGIONAL MODELLING;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CIRCULATION MODELING; COUPLING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 51049109007     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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