Scaling laws for parameterisations of subgrid eddy-eddy interactions in simulations of oceanic circulations

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-105

  Kitsios, V ^a   Frederiksen, J S ^a   Zidikheri, M J ^b  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General circulation model; Large eddy simulation; Ocean; Stochastic modelling; Subgrid parameterisation

Indexed keywords

A1. LARGEEDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENTS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KINETIC ENERGY SPECTRA; OCEAN; OCEANIC CIRCULATIONS; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MODEL; SUB-GRIDS;

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VISCOSITY; VORTICITY;

SCALING LAWS;

CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; EDDY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84879299712     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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