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  1. Bryan, K., 2006:  Modeling ocean circulation - 1960-1990: The Weather Bureau, and Princeton. In, Physical Oceanography: Developments since 1950, Jochum, M., and R. Murtugudde, eds., New York: Springer,  29-44.

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  3. Williams, G. P., and K. Bryan, 2006: Ice Age winds: An acquaplanet model. Journal of Climate, 19(9), 1706-1715.

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  5. Cessi, P., K. Bryan, R. Zhang, 2004: Global seiching of thermocline waters between the Atlantic and the Indian-Pacific Ocean Basins, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L04302, doi:10.1029/2003GL019091.

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  7. Park, Young-Gyu, and Kirk Bryan, 2001: Comparison of thermally driven circulations from a depth-coordinate model and an isopycnal-layer model.  Part II: The difference and structure of the circulationsJournal of Physical Oceanography, 31(9), 2612-2624.

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  9. Park, Young-Gyu, and Kirk Bryan, 2000: Comparison of thermally driven circulations from a depth-coordinate model and an isopycnal-layer model. Part I: Scaling-law sensitivity to vertical diffusivity. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30(3), 590-605.

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  11. Bryan, Kirk, J. K. Dukowicz, and R. D, Smith, 1999: On the mixing coefficient in the parameterization of bolus velocity. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(9),  2442-2456.

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  13. Bryan, K., 1997: A numerical method for the study of the circulation of the world ocean. Journal of Computational Physics, (Special Issue: Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary), 135(2), 154-169.

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  15. Bryan, K., and S. M. Griffies, 1997: Predictability of North Atlantic climate on decadal times scales estimated using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model. International WOCE Newsletter, 26, 5-9.

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  17. Griffies, S. M., and K. Bryan, 1997: Predictability of North Atlantic multidecadal climate variability. Science, 275(5297), 181-184.

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  19. Griffies, S. M., and K. Bryan, 1997: A predictability study of simulated North Atlantic multidecadal variability. Climate Dynamics, 13(7-8), 459-487.

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  21. Bryan, K., 1996: The role of mesoscale eddies in the poleward transport of heat by the oceans: A review. Physica D, 98(2-4), 249-257.

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  23. Bryan, K., 1996: The steric component of sea level rise associated with enhanced greenhouse warming: A model study. Climate Dynamics, 12, 545-555.

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  25. Hsieh, W. W., and K. Bryan, 1996: Redistribution of sea level rise associated with enhanced greenhouse warming: A simple model study. Climate Dynamics, 12, 535-544.

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  27. Toggweiler, J. R., E. Tziperman, Y. Feliks, K. Bryan, S. M. Griffies, and B. Samuels, 1996: Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 26(6), 1106-1110.

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  29. Treguier, A. M., J. K. Dukowicz, and K. Bryan, 1996: Properties of nonuniform grids used in ocean general circulation models. Journal of Geophysical Research, 101(C9), 20,877-20,881.

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  31. Bryan, K., 1995: Commentary on the paper of McWilliams. In Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 353.

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  33. Bryan, K., and F. C. Hansen, 1995: A stochastic model of North Atlantic climate variability on decade-to-century time scales. In Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 355-362; Discussion: 363-364.

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  35. Griffies, S., and K. Bryan, 1994: Predictability of North Atlantic climate variability on multidecadal time scales. In The Atlantic Climate Change Program, Proceedings from the principal investigators meeting, NOAA: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 77-80.

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  37. Molinari, R. L., D. Battisti, K. Bryan, and J. Walsh, 1994. The Atlantic Climate Change Program. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 75(7), 1191-1199.

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  39. Tziperman, E., J. R. Toggweiler, Y. Feliks, and K. Bryan. 1994: Instability of the thermohaline circulation with respect to mixed boundary conditions: Is it really a problem for realistic models? Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24(2), 217-232.

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  41. Tziperman, E., and K. Bryan, 1993: Estimating global air-sea fluxes from surface properties and from climatological flux data using an oceanic general circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 98(C12), 22,629-22,644.

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  43. Gordon, A. L., S. E. Zebiak, and K. Bryan, 1992: Climate variability and the Atlantic Ocean. Eos, 73(15), 161, 164-165.

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  45. Manabe, S., R. J. Stouffer, M. J. Spelman, and K. Bryan, 1992: Response of a coupled ocean-atmosphere-land surface model to a gradual increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In The Global Role of Tropical Rainfall, Hampton, VA: Deepak Publishing, 93-103.

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  47. Manabe, S., R. J. Stouffer, M. J. Spelman, and K. Bryan, 1992: Transient response of a coupled ocean-atmosphere-land surface model to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. In Advances in Theoretical Hydrology: A Tribute to Jim Dooge, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers, 159-173.

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  49. Stephenson, D., and K. Bryan, 1992: Large-scale electric and magnetic fields generated by the oceans. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(C10), 15,467-15,480.

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  51. Tziperman, E., W. C. Thacker, and K. Bryan, 1992: Computing the steady oceanic circulation using an optimization approach. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 16, 379-403.

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  53. Bryan, K., 1991: Michael Cox (1941-1989): His pioneering contributions to ocean circulation modeling. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 21(9), 1259-1270.

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  55. Bryan, K., 1991: Ocean circulation models. In Strategies for Future Climate Research, Hamburg: Max Planck Institut für Meteorologie, 265-285.

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  57. Bryan, K., 1991: Poleward heat transport in the ocean. A review of a hierarchy of models of increasing resolution. Tellus, 43AB, 104-115.

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  59. Bryan, K., and R. Stouffer, 1991: A note on Bjerknes' hypothesis for North Atlantic variability. Journal of Marine Systems, 1, 229-241.

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  61. Dickinson, R., R. Monastersky, J. Eddy, K. Bryan, and S. Matthews, 1991: The Climate System. Boulder, CO: UCAR Office of Interdisciplinary Earth Studies, 21 pp.

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  63. Manabe, S., R. J. Stouffer, M. J. Spelman, and K. Bryan, 1991: Transient responses of a coupled ocean-atmosphere-land surface model to gradual changes of atmospheric CO2. In Global Change, Proceedings of the first Demetra meeting held at Chianciano Terme, Italy from 28 to 31 October 1991. Environment and Quality of Life, EUR 15158 EN, Directorate-General Science, Research and Development, European Commission, 82-93.

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  65. Manabe, S., R. J. Stouffer, M. J. Spelman, and K. Bryan, 1991: Transient responses of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to gradual changes of atmospheric CO2. Part I: Annual mean response. Journal of Climate, 4(8), 785-818.

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  67. Stouffer, R. J., S. Manabe, and K. Bryan, 1991: Climatic response to a gradual increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In Greenhouse-Gas-Induced Climatic Change: A Critical Appraisal of Simulations and Observations, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers, 129-136.

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  69. Bretherton, F. P., K. Bryan, and J. D. Woods, 1990: Time dependent greenhouse-gas-induced climate change. In Climate Change: The IPCC Scientific Assessment, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 173-194.

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  71. Manabe, S., K. Bryan, and M. J. Spelman, 1990: Transient response of a global ocean-atmosphere model to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 20(5), 722-49.

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  73. Bryan, K., 1989: Climate response to greenhouse warming: The role of the ocean. In Climate and Geo-Sciences: A Challenge for Science and Society in the 21st Century, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 435-446.

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  75. Bryan, K., 1989: The design of numerical models of the ocean circulation. In Oceanic Circulation Models: Combining Data and Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 465-500.

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  77. Bryan, K., and S. Manabe, 1989: Ocean circulation in warm and cold climates. In Climatic Change Influences on Oceanic Circulation, Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 951-966.

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  79. Stouffer, R. J., S. Manabe, and K. Bryan, 1989: Interhemispheric asymmetry in climate response to a gradual increase of atmospheric CO2. Nature, 342, 660-662.

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  81. Toggweiler, J. R., K. Dixon, and K. Bryan, 1989: Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse-resolution world ocean model 1. Steady state prebomb distributions. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C6), 8217-8242.

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  83. Toggweiler, J. R., K. Dixon, and K. Bryan, 1989: Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse-resolution world ocean model 2. Distributions of bomb-produced carbon 14. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C6), 8243-8264.

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  85. Bryan, K., 1988: Efficient methods for finding the equilibrium climate of coupled ocean-atmosphere models. In Physically-based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change, Pt. I, Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 567-582.

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  87. Bryan, K., and S. Manabe, 1988: Ocean circulation in warm and cold climates. In Physically-based Modelling and Simulation of Climate Change, Part II, Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 951-966.

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  89. Bryan, K., S. Manabe, and M. J. Spelman, 1988: Interhemispheric asymmetry in the transient response of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to a CO2 forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 18(6), 851-867.

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  91. Bryan, K., 1986/87: Man's great geophysical experiment: Can we model the consequences? Oceanus, 29(4), 36-42.

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  93. Bryan, K., 1987: Potential vorticity in models of the ocean circulation. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 113, 713-734.

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  95. Hibler, W. D. III , and K. Bryan, 1987: A diagnostic ice-ocean model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 17(7), 987-1015.

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  97. Huang, R-X, and K. Bryan, 1987: A multilayer model of the thermohaline and wind-driven ocean circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 17(11), 1909-1924.

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  99. Bogue, N. M., R. X. Huang, and K. Bryan, 1986: Verification experiments with an isopycnal coordinate ocean model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 16(5), 985-990.

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  101. Bryan, K., 1986: Poleward buoyancy transport in the ocean and mesoscale eddies. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 16(5), 927-933.

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  103. Bryan, K., and S. Manabe, 1985: A coupled ocean-atmosphere and the response to increasing atmospheric CO2. In Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Models, Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers, 1-6.

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  105. Bryan, K., and J. L. Sarmiento, 1985: Modeling ocean circulation. Advances in Geophysics, 28A, 433-459.

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  107. Bryan, K., and M. J. Spelman, 1985: The ocean's response to a CO2-induced warming. Journal of Geophysical Research, 90(C6), 11,679-11,688.

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  109. Manabe, S., and K. Bryan, Jr., 1985: CO2-induced change in a coupled ocean-atmosphere model and its paleoclimatic implication. Journal of Geophysical Research, 90(C6), 11,689-11,707.

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  111. Bryan, K., 1984: Accelerating the convergence to equilibrium of ocean-climate models. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14(4), 666-673.

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  113. Bryan, K., 1984: Climate models related to Stream 3: Outstanding technical problems. In Workshop on Global Observations and Understanding of the General Circulation of the Oceans, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 76-93.

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  115. Bryan, K., F. G, Komro, and C. Rooth, 1984: The ocean's transient response to global surface temperature anomalies. In Climate Processes and Climate Sensitivity, Geophysical Monograph 29, Maurice Ewing Volume 5, American Geophysical Union, 29-38.

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  117. Cox, M. D., and K. Bryan, 1984: A numerical model of the ventilated thermocline. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14(4), 674-687.

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  119. Hibler, W. D., III, and K. Bryan, 1984: Ocean circulation: Its effects on seasonal sea-ice simulations. Science, 224(4648), 489-492.

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  121. Bryan, K., 1983: Poleward heat transport by the ocean. Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 21(5), 1131-1137.

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  123. Bryan, K., 1982: Poleward heat transport by the ocean: Observations and models. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10, 15-38.

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  125. Bryan, K., 1982: Seasonal variation in meridional overturning and poleward heat transport in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: A model study. Journal of Marine Research, 40(Supplement), 39-53.

  126. Abstract

  127. Bryan, K., F. G. Komro, S. Manabe, and M. J. Spelman, 1982: Reports: Transient climate response to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Science, 215, 56-58.

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  129. Sarmiento, J. L., and K. Bryan, 1982: An ocean transport model for the North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 87(C1), 394-408.

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  131. Smagorinsky, J., L. Armi, F. P. Bretherton, K. Bryan, R. D. Cess, W. L. Gates, J. Hansen, J. E. Kutzbach, and S. Manabe, et al., 1982: CO2 /Climate Review Panel. In, Carbon Dioxide and Climate: A Second Assessment. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1-72.

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  133. Anderson, D. T., K. Bryan, A. F. Gill, and R. C. Pacanowski, 1979: The transient response of the North Atlantic: Some model studies. Journal of Geophysical Research, 84(C8), 4795-4815.

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  135. Bryan, K., 1979: Models of the ocean circulation and the global heat balance. In Report of the JOC Study Conference on Climate Models: Performance, Intercomparison and Sensitivity Studies, Vol. I, Global Atmospheric Research Programme, Joint Organizing Committee, GARP Publications No. 22. Geneva, Switzerland: WMO, 23-40.

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  137. Bryan, K., 1979: Models of the world ocean. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 3, 327-338.

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  139. Bryan, K., and L. J. Lewis, 1979: A water mass model of the world ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 84(C5), 2503-2517.

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  141. Seigel, A. D., and K. Bryan, 1979: Seasonal redistribution of heat in the equatorial Atlantic. EOS, 60(18), 291.

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  143. Bryan, K., 1978: Ocean circulation. In Geophysical Predictions, National Research Council, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 178-184.

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  145. Bryan, K., 1978: Ocean heat balance. Oceanus, 21(4), 12-26.

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  147. Bryan, K., and P. Ripa, 1978: The vertical structure of North Pacific temperature anomalies. Journal of Geophysical Research, 83(C5), 2419-2429.

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  149. Huppert, H. E., and K. Bryan, 1976: Topographically generated eddies. Deep-Sea Research, 23, 655-679.

  150. Abstract

  151. Pond, S., and K. Bryan, 1976: Numerical models of the ocean circulation. Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 14(2), 243-263.

  152. Abstract

  153. Bryan, K., 1975: Three-dimensional numerical models of the ocean circulation. In Numerical Models of Ocean Circulation, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 94-105 (Discussion, pp. 105-106).

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  155. Bryan, K., S. Manabe, and R. C. Pacanowski, 1975: A global ocean-atmosphere climate model, Part II. The oceanic circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5(1), 30-46.

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  157. Manabe, S., K. Bryan, and M. J. Spelman, 1975: A global ocean-atmosphere climate model. Part I. The atmospheric circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 5(1), 3-29.

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  159. Reid, R. O., A. R. Robinson, and K. Bryan, 1975: Summary, conclusions, and recommendations. In Numerical Models of Ocean Circulation, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 361-362.

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  161. Stegen, G. R., K. Bryan, J. L. Held, and F. Ostapoff, 1975: Dropped horizontal coherence based on temperature profiles in the upper thermocline. Journal of Geophysical Research, 80(27), 3841-3847.

  162. Abstract

  163. Bryan, K., and M. D. Cox, 1972: An approximate equation of state for numerical models of ocean circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2(4), 510-514.

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  165. Bryan, K., and M. D. Cox, 1972: The circulation of the world ocean: A Numerical study. Part I, An homogenous model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2(4), 319-335.

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  167. Gill, A. E., and K. Bryan, 1971: Effects of geometry on the circulation of a three-dimensional southern-hemisphere ocean model. Deep-Sea Research, 18, 685-721.

  168. Abstract

  169. Bryan, K., 1969: Climate and the ocean circulation climate and the ocean circulation III. The ocean model. Monthly Weather Review, 97(11), 806-827.

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  171. Bryan, K., 1969. A numerical method for the study of the circulation of the World Ocean. Journal of Computational Physics, 4, 347-376.

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  173. Manabe, S., and K. Bryan, 1969: Climate calculations with a combined ocean-atmosphere model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 26(4), 786-789.

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  175. Orlanski, I., and K. Bryan, 1969: Formation of the thermocline step structure by large-amplitude internal gravity waves. Journal of Geophysical Research, 74(28), 6975-6983.

  176. Abstract

  177. Bryan, K., and M. D. Cox, 1968: A nonlinear model of an ocean driven by wind and differential heating: Part I. Description of the three-dimensional velocity and density fields. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 25(6), 945-967.

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  179. Bryan, K., and M. D. Cox, 1968: A nonlinear model of an ocean driven by wind and differential heating: Part II. An analysis of the hear, vorticity and energy balance. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 25(6), 968-978.

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  181. Bryan, K., and M. D. Cox, 1967: A numerical investigation of the oceanic general circulation. Tellus, 19(1), 54-80.

  182. Abstract

  183. Bryan, K., 1966: A scheme for numerical integration of the equations of motion on an irregular grid free of nonlinear instability. Monthly Weather Review, 94(1), 39-40.

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  185. Bryan, K., and S. Hellerman, 1966: Notes and Correspondence: A test of convergence of a numerical calculation of the wind-driven ocean circulation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 23, 360-361.

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  187. Bryan, K., 1965: Nonlinear effects in the theory of a wind-driven ocean circulation. Methods in Computational Physics, Applications in Hydrodynamics, New York: Academic Press, 4, 29-43.

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