Inferring dynamics from the wavenumber spectra of an eddying global ocean model with embedded tides

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Richman, James G ^a   Arbic, Brian K ^b   Shriver, Jay F ^a   Joseph Metzger, E ^a   Wallcraft, Alan J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSTROPHY; GLOBAL OCEAN CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL OCEAN MODEL; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODELS; INTERNAL TIDES; INTERNAL WAVES; MESOSCALE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPECTRAL SLOPES; WAVENUMBER SPECTRA;

FORECASTING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; KINETICS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

TIDES;

ALTIMETER; EDDY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GLOBAL OCEAN; INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; NOISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIDE; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 84871398467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008364     Document Type: Article

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