Mixed layer sub-mesoscale parameterization – Part 1: Derivation and assessment

Canuto, V. M.; Dubovikov, M. S.

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Mixed layer sub-mesoscale parameterization – Part 1: Derivation and assessment

V. M. Canuto and M. S. Dubovikov

V. M. Canuto

Dept. Appl. Math. and Phys., Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA

NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, 10025, USA

M. S. Dubovikov

Center for Clim. Systems Res., Columbia University, New York, NY, 10025, USA

NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, 10025, USA

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