Abstract
Existing ocean models often contain errors associated with the computation of the density and the associated pressure gradient. Boussinesq models approximate the pressure gradient force, ρ−1∇p, by
Corresponding author address: Dr. John K. Dukowicz, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, T-3 Fluid Dynamics, MS B216, Los Alamos, NM 87545. Email: duk@lanl.gov