title: The role of mesoscale tracer transports in the global ocean circulation.
abstract: Ocean models routinely used in simulations of the Earth's climate do not resolve mesoscale eddies because of the immense computational cost. A new parameterization of the effects of these eddies has been implemented in a widely used model. A comparison of its solution with that of the conventional parameterization shows significant improvements in the global temperature distribution, the poleward and surface heat fluxes, and the locations of deep-water formation.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Danabasoglu
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gent