Stochastic subgrid parameterizations for atmospheric and oceanic flows

Physica Scripta

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Frederiksen, Jorgen S ^a   O'Kane, Terence J ^a   Zidikheri, Meelis J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CLOSURE THEORY; COMPLEX MODEL; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; EDDY DAMPING; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HEURISTIC SCHEMES; NON EQUILIBRIUM; OCEANIC FLOW; PARAMETERIZATIONS; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE; STOCHASTIC APPROACH; STOCHASTIC MODELLING; SUB-GRIDS; SUBGRID-SCALE MODELLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84862273406     PISSN: 00318949     EISSN: 14024896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/85/06/068202     Document Type: Review

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