Parameterization of eddy-induced subduction in the Southern Ocean surface-layer

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 146-153

  Sallée, Jean Baptiste ^a,b   Rintoul, Stephen R ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eddies; Mixed layer; Parameterization; Subduction; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT METHODS; COARSE-RESOLUTION MODEL; EDDIES; EDDY FLUXES; MIXED-LAYER; OCEAN OBSERVATIONS; OCEAN SEQUESTRATION; PARAMETERIZED; REGIONAL PATTERN; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBDUCTION; SURFACE LAYERS;

CLIMATE MODELS; DIFFUSION; PARAMETERIZATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DIFFUSION; EDDY; FLOW MODELING; MIXED LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION; SUBDUCTION; SURFACE LAYER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 79960280624     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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