Boundary impulse response functions in a century-long eddying global ocean simulation

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 275-295

  Maltrud, Mathew ^a   Bryan, Frank ^b   Peacock, Synte ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Ocean circulation; Timescales; Tracers

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TIMESCALE; TRACER; VENTILATION; WATER MASS;

EID: 75949098501     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10652-009-9154-3     Document Type: Article

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