Estimation of baroclinic tide energy available for deep ocean mixing based on three-dimensional global numerical simulations

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-502

  Niwa, Yoshihiro ^a   Hibiya, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baroclinic tide; Deep ocean mixing; Global overturning circulation

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC TIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEEP WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERNAL TIDE; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTURN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 80052028590     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0052-1     Document Type: Article

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