A dynamic, embedded Lagrangian model for ocean climate models, Part II: Idealised overflow tests

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 59-60, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-76

  Bates, Michael L ^a,c   Griffies, Stephen M ^b   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blobs; Density flow; Embedded Lagrangian model; Numerical model; Overflow

Indexed keywords

BLOB PARAMETERS; BLOBS; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; COORDINATE MODELS; DENSITY FLOW; EULERIAN MODELS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; OCEAN CLIMATE MODELS; OVERFLOW; PARAMETER SPACES; RESOLUTION LEVEL; TEST CASE;

CLIMATE MODELS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATE MODELING; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84868632008     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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