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Physical oceanography

a scheme for representing the stirring of unresolved eddies in ocean models as an extra advection that flattens density surfaces.

In physical oceanography, Gent-McWilliams parameterization refers to a scheme for representing the stirring of unresolved eddies in ocean models as an extra advection that flattens density surfaces. This meaning comes from Gent (1990) in Journal of Physical Oceanography.[1]

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References

Gent, P. R., & Mcwilliams, J. C. (1990). Isopycnal Mixing in Ocean Circulation Models. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 20(1), 150-155. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1990)020<0150:imiocm>2.0.co;2

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