Evaluation of the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) Using Atlantic Ocean Simulations

George Halliwell, Rainer Bleck, Eric Chassignet, Linda Smith

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Surface/Mixed  Layer Thermodynamical Fields

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Surface/Mixed  Layer Dynamical Fields

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Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heat Flux

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Regional Differences in Upper Ocean Variability

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Regional Mixed Layer Profiles

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