Dynamical potential energy: A new approach to ocean energetics

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-476

  Roquet, Fabien ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy budget balance; Energy transport; Kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY; ENERGY BUDGET/BALANCE; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EQUATION OF STATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROSTATIC APPROXIMATIONS;

BUDGET CONTROL; EQUATIONS OF STATE; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS;

POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ENERGETICS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EQUATION OF STATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 84875502504     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-098.1     Document Type: Article

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