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George L. Mellor

Mellor, George L.


  1. Mellor, G., 2008: The depth-dependent current and wave interaction equations: A revision. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(11), 2587-2596.

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  2. Mellor, G., 2008: Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(6), 1351-1353.

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  3. Mellor, G. L., M. A. Donelan, and L-Y. Oey, 2008: A surface wave model for coupling with numerical ocean circulation models. Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology, 25(10), 1785-1807.

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  4. Mellor, G., 2005: Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(7), 1301-1301.

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  5. Mellor, G., 2005: Some consequences of the three-dimensional current and surface wave equations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(11), 2291-2298.

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  6. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 2004: A generalized coordinate ocean model and a comparison of the bottom boundary layer dynamics in terrain-following and in z-level grids. Ocean Modelling, 6(3-4), 379-403.

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  7. Mellor, G. L., and A. Blumberg, 2004: Wave breaking and ocean surface layer thermal response. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34(3),  693-698.

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  8. Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich, and A. I. Gordon, and G. L. Mellor, 2003: The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian Seas circulation: Part I—The study with specified total transports. Journal of Marine Research, 61(5), 577-611.

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  9. Kamenkovich, V. M., W. H. Burnett, and A. I. Gordon and G. L. Mellor, 2003: The Pacific/Indian Ocean pressure difference and its influence on the Indonesian Seas circulation: Part II—The study with specified sea-surface heights. Journal of Marine Research, 61(5), 613-634.

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  10. Lee, H-C., and G. L. Mellor, 2003: Numerical simulation of the Gulf Stream and the deep circulation. Journal of Oceanography, 59(3), 343-357.

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  11. H-C. Lee, and G. L. Mellor, 2003:  Numerical simulation of the Gulf Stream System: The Loop Current and the deep circulation.  Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(C2), 3043, doi:10.1029/2001JC001074.

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  12. Mellor, G., 2003: Comments on "Stability of algebraic non-equilibrium second-order closure models" by H. Burchard and E. Deleersnjder [Ocean Modelling 3 (2001) 33–50]. Ocean Modelling, 5(2), 193-194.

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  13. Mellor, G., 2003: The three-dimensional current and surface wave equations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33(9), 1978-1989.

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  14. Mellor, G., 2002: Oscillatory bottom boundary layers. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(11), 3075-3088.

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  15. Mellor, G. L., S. Hakkinen, T. Ezer, and R. Patchen, 2002: A generalization of a sigma coordinate ocean model and an intercomparison of model vertical grids. In, Ocean Forecasting: Conceptual Basis and Applications, Pinardi, N., and J. D. Woods, eds., Springer-Verlag, 55-72.

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  16. Zedler, S. E., T. D. Dickey, S. C. Doney, J. F. Price, X. Yu, and G. L. Mellor, 2002: Analyses and simulations of the upper ocean's response to Hurricane Felix at the Bermuda Testbed Mooring site: 13–23 August 1995. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(C12), 10.1029/2001JC000969.

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  17. Mellor, G. L., 2001: One-dimensional, ocean surface layer modeling: A problem and a solution. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31(3), 790-809.

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  18. Blaha, J. P., G. H. Born, Jr. N. L. Guinasso, H. J. Herring, G. A. Jacobs, F. J. Kelly, R. R. Leben, Jr. R. D. Martin, G. L. Mellor, P. P. Niiler, M. E. Parke, R. C. Patchen, K. Schaudt, N. W. Scheffner, C. K. Shum, C. Ohlmann, III W. Sturges, G. L. Weatherly, D. Webb, and H. J. White, 2000: Gulf of Mexico ocean monitoring system. Oceanography, 13(2), 10-17.

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  19. Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich, D. A. Jaffe, A. L. Gordon, and G. L. Mellor, 2000: Dynamical balance in the Indonesian Seas circulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(17), 2705-2708.

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  20. Burnett, W. H., V. M. Kamenkovich, G. L. Mellor, and A. L. Gordon,. 2000: The influence of the pressure head on the Indonesian Seas circulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(15), 2273-2276.

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  21. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 2000: Sensitivity studies with the North Atlantic sigma coordinate Princeton Ocean Model. Dynamics of Atmospheres & Oceans, 32(3-4), 185-208.

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  22. Mellor, George, 1999: Comments on "On the Utility and Disutility of JEBAR". Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(8), 2117-2118.

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  23. Mellor, G. L., L.-Y. Oey, and T. Ezer, 1998: Sigma coordinate pressure gradient errors and the seamount problem. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 15(5), 1122-1131.

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  24. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1997: Data assimilation experiments in the Gulf Stream region: How useful are satellite-derived surface data for nowcasting the subsurface fields? Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 14(6), 1379-1391.

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  25. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1997: Simulations of the Atlantic Ocean with a free surface sigma coordinate ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(C7), 15,647-15,657.

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  26. Aikman III, F., G. L. Mellor, T. Ezer, D. Sheinin, P. Chen, L. Breaker, K. Bosley, and D. B. Rao, 1996: Towards an operational nowcast/forecast system for the U.S. East Coast. In Modern Approaches to Data Assimilation in Ocean Modeling, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science, 347-376.

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  27. Mellor, G. L., 1996: Introduction to Physical Oceanography. Woodbury, NY: American Institute of Physics, 260 pp.

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  28. Mellor, G. L., and X-H. Wang, 1996: Pressure compensation and the bottom boundary layer. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 26(10), 2214-2222.

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  29. Ezer, T., G. L. Mellor, and R. J. Greatbatch, 1995: On the interpentadal variability of the North Atlantic Ocean: Model simulated changes in transport, meridional heat flux and coastal sea level between 1955-1959 and 1970-1974. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(C6), 10,559-10,566.

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  30. Mellor, G. L., and T. Ezer, 1995: Sea level variations induced by heating and cooling: An evaluation of the Boussinesq approximation in ocean models. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(C10), 20,565-20,577.

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  31. Schwab, D. J., W. P. O'Connor, and G. L. Mellor, 1995: On the net cyclonic circulation in large stratified lakes. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(6), 1516-1520.

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  32. Zavatarelli, M., and G. L. Mellor, 1995: A numerical study of the Mediterranean Sea circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(6), Part II: 1384-1414.

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  33. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1994: Continuous assimilation of GEOSAT altimeter data into a three-dimensional primitive equation Gulf Stream model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24(4), 832-847.

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  34. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1994: Diagnostic and prognostic calculations of the North Atlantic circulation and sea level using a sigma coordinate ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(C7), 14,159-14,171.

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  35. Ezer, T., G. L. Mellor, S. Häkkinen, and C. Mauritzen, 1994: Simulations of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans. In The Atlantic Climate Change Program, Proceedings from the principal investigators meeting, NOAA; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 115-119.

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  36. Mellor, G. L., T. Ezer, and L-Y. Oey, 1994: The pressure gradient conundrum of sigma coordinate ocean models. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 11(4), 1126-1134.

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  37. Willems, R. C., S. M. Glenn, M. F. Crowley, P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, R. E. Young, T. Ezer, G. L. Mellor, H. G. Arango, A. R. Robinson, and C.-C. A. Lai, 1994: Experiment evaluates ocean models and data assimilation in the Gulf Stream. Eos, 75(34), 385, 391, 394.

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  38. Ezer, T., G. L. Mellor, D-S. Ko, and Z. Sirkes, 1993: A comparison of Gulf Stream sea surface height fields derived from GEOSAT altimeter data and those derived from sea surface temperature data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 10(1), 76-87.

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  39. Jewell, P. W., R. F. Stallard, and G. L. Mellor, 1993: Numerical studies of bottom shear stress and sediment distribution of the Amazon continental shelf. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 63(4), 734-745.

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  40. Oey, L-Y., and G. L. Mellor, 1993: Subtidal variability of estuarine outflow, plume, and coastal current: A model study. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 23(1), 164-171.

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  41. Xue, H., and G. L. Mellor, 1993: Instability of the Gulf Stream front in the South Atlantic Bight. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 23(11), 2326-2350.

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  42. Ezer, T., D.-S. Ko, and G. L. Mellor, 1992: Modeling and forecasting the Gulf Stream. Marine Technology Society Journal, 26(2), 5-14.

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  43. Ezer, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1992: A numerical study of the variability and the separation of the Gulf Stream, induced by surface atmospheric forcing and lateral boundary flows. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 22(6), 660-682.

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  44. Häkkinen, S., and G. L. Mellor, 1992: Modeling the seasonal variability of a coupled arctic ice-ocean system. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(C12), 20,285-20,304.

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  45. Häkkinen, S., G. L. Mellor, and L. H. Kantha, 1992: Modeling deep convection in the Greenland Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(C4), 5389-5408.

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  46. Oey, L-Y, T. Ezer, G. L. Mellor, and P. Chen, 1992: A model study of "bump" induced western boundary current variabilities. Journal of Marine Systems, 3, 321-342.

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  47. Mellor, G. L., 1991: An equation of state for numerical models of oceans and estuaries. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 8, 609-612.

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  48. Mellor, G. L., and T. Ezer, 1991: A Gulf Stream model and an altimetry assimilation scheme. Journal of Geophysical Research, 96(C5), 8779-8795.

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  49. Galperin, B., and G. L. Mellor, 1990: A time-dependent, three-dimensional model of the Delaware Bay and river system. Part 1: Description of the model and tidal analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 31, 231-253.

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  50. Galperin, B., and G. L. Mellor, 1990: A time-dependent, three-dimensional model of the Delaware Bay and river system. Part 2: Three-dimensional flow fields and residual circulation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 31, 255-281.

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  51. Häkkinen, S., and G. L. Mellor, 1990: One hundred years of Arctic ice cover variations as simulated by a one-dimensional, ice-ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 95(C9), 15,959-15,969.

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  52. Mellor, G. L., H. J. Herring, and R. C. Patchen, 1990: The Princeton/Dynalysis ocean model oceanic circulation models. In Coastal Ocean Prediction Systems Program: Understanding and Managing Our Coastal Ocean, Vol. 2. New Hampshire: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, 77-113.

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  53. Galperin, B., A. Rosati, L. H. Kantha, and G. L. Mellor, 1989: Modeling rotating stratified turbulent flows with application to oceanic mixed layers. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 19(7), 901-916.

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  54. Kantha, L., and G. L. Mellor, 1989: A numerical model of the atmospheric boundary layer over a marginal ice zone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C4), 4959-4970.

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  55. Kantha, L. H., and G. L. Mellor, 1989: Two-dimensional coupled ice-ocean model of the Bering Sea marginal ice zone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C8), 10,921-10,935.

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  56. Mellor, G. L., 1989: Retrospect on oceanic boundary layer modeling and second moment closure. In Proceedings, 5th 'Aha Huliko'a Hawaiian Workshop, Paramaterization of Small-Scale Processes, Hawaii: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics Special Publication, 251-272.

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  57. Mellor, G. L., and L. Kantha, 1989: An ice-ocean coupled model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C8), 10,937-10,954.

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  58. Steele, M., G. L. Mellor, and M. G. McPhee, 1989: Role of the molecular sublayer in the melting or freezing of sea ice. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 19(1), 139-147.

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  59. Rajkovic, B., and G. L. Mellor, 1988: Coastal ocean response to atmospheric forcing. In International Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics, 19th - Small-Scale Turbulence and Mixing on the Ocean, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers, 141-149.

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  60. Mellor, G. L., 1986: Numerical simulation and analysis of the mean coastal circulation off California. Continental Shelf Research, 6(6), 689-713.

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  61. Mellor, G. L., M. G. McPhee, and M. Steele, 1986: Ice-seawater turbulent boundary layer interaction with melting or freezing. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 16(11), 1829-1846.

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  62. Mellor, G. L.,1985: Ensemble average, turbulence closure. Advances in Geophysics, 28B, 345-358.

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  63. Mellor, G. L., and A. F. Blumberg, 1985: Modeling vertical and horizontal diffusivities with the Sigma Coordinate System. Monthly Weather Review, 113(8), 1379-1383.

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  64. Mellor, G. L., L-Y. Oey, R. I. Hires, and B. Galperin, 1985: Three-dimensional numerical models for hindcasting or forecasting estuarine tides, currents and salinities. In Applications of Real-time Oceanographic Circulation Modeling: Symposium Proceedings, Washington, DC: Marine Technology Society, 211-225.

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  65. Oey, L-Y., G. L Mellor, and R. I. Hires, 1985: A three-dimensional simulation of the Hudson-Raritan estuary. Part I: Description of the model and model simulations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 15(12), 1676-1692.

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  66. Oey, L-Y., G. L Mellor, and R. I. Hires, 1985: A three-dimensional simulation of the Hudson-Raritan estuary. Part II: Comparison with Observation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 15(12), 1693-1709.

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  67. Oey, L-Y., G. L Mellor, and R. I. Hires, 1985: A three-dimensional simulation of the Hudson-Raritan estuary. Part III: Salt flux analyses. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 15(12), 1711-1720.

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  68. Oey, L-Y., G. L Mellor, and R. I. Hires, 1985: Tidal modeling of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 20, 511-527.

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  69. Domaradzki, J. A., and G. L. Mellor, 1984: A simple turbulence closure hypothesis for the triple-velocity correlation functions in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 140, 45-61.

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  70. Blumberg, A. T., B. J. Herring, L. H. Kantha, and G. L. Mellor, 1983: A prognostic California Shelf circulation model. EOS, 64(45), 727.

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  71. Blumberg, A. F., and G. L. Mellor, 1983: Diagnostic & Prognostic numerical circulation studies of the South Atlantic Bight. Journal of Geophysical Research, 88(C8), 4579-4592.

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  72. Mellor, G. L., 1983: The coastal ocean, upwelling boundary layer. EOS, 64(45), 726.

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  73. Oey, L-Y., and G. L. Mellor, 1983: Real time, 3-D simulation of the New York Harbor, EOS, 64(45), 744.

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  74. Mellor, G. L., C. R. Mechoso, and E. Keto, 1982: A diagnostic calculation of the general circulation of the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 29(10A), 1171-1192.

    75. Abstract

  75. Mellor, G. L., and T. Yamada, 1982: Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems. Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 20(4), 851-875.

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  76. Dickey, T. D., and G. L. Mellor, 1980: Decaying turbulence in neutral and statified fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 99(Part 1), 13-31.

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  77. Mellor, G., and P. T. Strub, 1980: Similarity solutions for the stratified turbulent Rayleigh problem. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 10(3), 455-460.

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  78. Dickey, T. D., and G. L. Mellor, 1979: The Kolmogoroff r2/3 law. Physics of Fluids, 22(6), 1029-1032.

    79. Abstract

  79. Yamada, T., and G. L. Mellor, 1979: A numerical simulation of BOMEX data using a turbulence closure model coupled with ensemble cloud relations. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 105(446), 915-944.

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  80. Mellor, G. L., 1977: The Gaussian cloud model relations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 34(2), 356-358.

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  81. Mellor, G. L., 1975: A comparative study of curved flow and density-stratified flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32(7), 1278-1282.

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  82. Mellor, G. L., and P. A. Durbin, 1975: The structure and dynamics of the ocean surface mixed layer. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5, 718-728.

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  83. Yamada, T., and Mellor G. L., 1975: A simulation of the Wangara atmospheric boundary layer data. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32(12), 2309-2329.

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  84. Mellor, G. L., and T. Yamada, 1974: A hierarchy of turbulence closure models for planetary boundary layers. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 31(7), 1791-1806.

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  85. Mellor, G. L., 1973: Analytic prediction of the properties of stratified planetary surface layers. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 30(6), 1061-1069.

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  86. Mellor, G. L., 1972: The large Reynolds number, asymptotic theory of turbulent boundary layers. International Journal of Engineering Science, 10, 851-873.

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  87. Mellor, G. L., 1967: Incompressible, turbulent boundary layers with arbitrary pressure gradients and divergent or convergent cross flows. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal, 5(9), 1570-1579.

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  88. Mellor, G. L., and D. M. Gibson, 1966: Equilibrium turbulent boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 24(2), 225-253.

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