A dynamic, embedded Lagrangian model for ocean climate models. Part I: Theory and implementation

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 59-60, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-59

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

Indexed keywords

BLOBS; DEEP CONVECTION; DENSITY FLOW; DOWNSLOPE FLOW; EULERIAN; EULERIAN GRIDS; EULERIAN MODELS; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; LAGRANGIAN SYSTEM; MODULAR OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN CLIMATE MODELS; OPEN OCEAN; OVERFLOW; PHYSICAL EQUATIONS; ROUND-OFF ERRORS; SUBGRID SCALE; TEST CASE;

CLIMATE MODELS; HEAT CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

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

EID: 84868670352     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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