Using a resolution function to regulate parameterizations of oceanic mesoscale eddy effects

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-103

  Hallberg, Robert ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy parameterization; Eddy permitting; Ocean model; Resolution function

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; EDDY PERMITTING; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; ISOPYCNAL SURFACES; OCEAN MODEL; RESOLUTION FUNCTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

PARAMETERIZATION;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EDDY COVARIANCE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84884504262     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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