Parameterising meso-scale eddy momentum fluxes based on potential vorticity mixing and a gauge term

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 58-71

  Eden, Carsten ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friction; Meso scale eddy momentum fluxes; Parameterisation; Potential vorticity diffusion

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MODEL; LATERAL DIFFUSIVITY; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEAN BASINS; OCEAN MODEL; PARAMETERISATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY DIFFUSION; ZONAL FLOWS; ZONAL JETS;

DIFFUSION; FRICTION; GAGES; JETS; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTICITY;

MOMENTUM;

FLOW MODELING; GAUGE; JET FLOW; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 73849112612     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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