Towards a parametrization of river discharges into ocean general circulation models: A closure through energy conservation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 891-908

  Hordoir, Robinson ^a   Polcher, J ^b   Brun Cottan, J C ^a   Madec, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Freshwater plumes; OGCMs; River inflows; Subgrid scale

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; WIND STRESS;

EID: 54949097357     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0416-4     Document Type: Article

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