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Bibliography - George L Mellor

  1. Mellor, George L., March 2019: Comments on “A Wave-Resolving Simulation of Langmuir Circulations with a Nonhydrostatic Free-Surface Model: Comparison with Craik–Leibovich Theory and an Alternative Eulerian View of the Driving Mechanism”. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(3), DOI:10.1175/JPO-D-18-0222.1.
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  2. Marsooli, R, P M Orton, and George L Mellor, July 2017: Modeling wave attenuation by salt marshes in Jamaica Bay, New York, using a new rapid wave model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(7), DOI:10.1002/2016JC012546.
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  3. Mellor, George L., September 2017: Reply to “Comments on ‘A Combined Derivation of the Integrated and Vertically Resolved, Coupled Wave–Current Equations'". Journal of Physical Oceanography, 47(9), DOI:10.1175/JPO-D-17-0096.1.
  4. Mellor, George L., July 2016: On theories dealing with the interaction of surface waves and ocean circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(7), DOI:10.1002/2016JC011768.
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  5. Mellor, George L., June 2015: A Combined Derivation of the Integrated and Vertically Resolved, Coupled Wave-Current Equations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45(6), DOI:10.1175/JPO-D-14-0112.1.
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  6. Mellor, George L., April 2013: Waves, circulation and vertical dependence. Ocean Dynamics, 63(4), DOI:10.1007/s10236-013-0601-9.
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  7. Mellor, George L., October 2013: Pressure-slope momentum transfer in ocean surface boundary layers coupled with gravity waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43(10), DOI:10.1175/JPO-D-13-068.1.
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  8. Mellor, George L., May 2011: Wave radiation stress. Ocean Dynamics, 61(5), DOI:10.1007/s10236-010-0359-2.
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  9. Mellor, George L., June 2008: Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(6), DOI:10.1175/2007JPO3683.1.
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  10. Mellor, George L., M A Donelan, and Leo Oey, October 2008: A surface wave model for coupling with numerical ocean circulation models. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(10), DOI:10.1175/2008JTECHO573.1.
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  11. Mellor, George L., December 2008: The depth-dependent current and wave interaction equations: A revision. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(11), DOI:10.1175/2008JPO3971.1.
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  12. Mellor, George L., 2005: Reply. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(7), DOI:10.1175/JPO2746.1.
  13. Mellor, George L., 2005: Some consequences of the three-dimensional current and surface wave equations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(11), DOI:10.1175/JPO2794.1.
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  14. Ezer, Tal, and George 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), DOI:10.1016/S1463-5003(03)00026-X.
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  15. Mellor, George 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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  16. Burnett, W H., I V Kamenkovich, A I Gordon, and George 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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  17. Kamenkovich, I V., W H Burnett, A I Gordon, and George 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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  18. Lee, Hyun-Chul, and George L Mellor, June 2003: Numerical simulation of the Gulf Stream and the deep circulation. Journal of Oceanography, 59(3), DOI:10.1023/A:1025520027948343-357.
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  19. Lee, Hyun-Chul, and George L Mellor, February 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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  20. Mellor, George L., 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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  21. Mellor, George L., 2003: The three-dimensional current and surface wave equations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33(9), 1978-1989.
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  22. Mellor, George L., 2002: Oscillatory bottom boundary layers. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(11), 3075-3088.
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  23. Mellor, George L., S Häkkinen, Tal 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.
  24. Zedler, S E., T D Dickey, Scott C Doney, J F Price, X Yu, and George 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), DOI:10.1029/2001JC000969.
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  25. Mellor, George 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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  26. Blaha, J P., G H Born, N L Guinasso, Jr, H J Herring, G A Jacobs, F J Kelly, R R Leben, R D Martin, Jr, and George L Mellor, et al., 2000: Gulf of Mexico ocean monitoring system. Oceanography, 13(2), 10-17.
  27. Burnett, W H., V M Kamenkovich, D A Jaffe, A L Gordon, and George L Mellor, 2000: Dynamical balance in the Indonesian Seas circulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(17), 2705-2708.
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  28. Burnett, W H., V M Kamenkovich, George 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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  29. Ezer, Tal, and George L Mellor, 2000: Sensitivity studies with the North Atlantic sigma coordinate Princeton Ocean Model. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 32(3-4), 185-208.
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  30. Mellor, George L., 1999: Comments on "On the Utility and Disutility of JEBAR". Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(8), 2117-2118.
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  31. Mellor, George L., Leo Oey, and Tal 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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  32. Ezer, Tal, and George 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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  33. Ezer, Tal, and George 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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  34. Aikman III, F, George L Mellor, and Tal Ezer, et al., 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 Publishers, 347-376.
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  35. Mellor, George L., 1996: Introduction to Physical Oceanography, Woodbury, NY: American Institute of Physics, 260 pp.
  36. Mellor, George 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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  37. Ezer, Tal, George 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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  38. Mellor, George L., and Tal 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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  39. Schwab, D J., W P O'Connor, and George L Mellor, 1995: On the net cyclonic circulation in large stratified lakes. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(6), 1516-1567.
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  40. Zavaterelli, M, and George L Mellor, 1995: A numerical study of the Mediterranean Sea circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(6), 1384-1414.
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  41. Ezer, Tal, and George 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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  42. Ezer, Tal, and George 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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  43. Ezer, Tal, George 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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  44. Mellor, George L., Tal Ezer, and Leo 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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  45. Willems, R C., Tal Ezer, and George L Mellor, et al., 1994: Experiment evaluates ocean models and data assimilation in the Gulf Stream. EOS, 75(34), 385, 391, 394.
  46. Ezer, Tal, George 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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  47. Jewell, P W., R F Stallard, and George L Mellor, 1993: Numerical studies of bottom shear stress and sediment distribution on the Amazon continental shelf. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 63(4), 734-745.
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  48. Oey, Leo, and George 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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  49. Xue, H, and George 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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  50. Ezer, Tal, D-S Ko, and George L Mellor, 1992: Modeling and forecasting the Gulf Stream. Marine Technology Society Journal, 26(2), 5-14.
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  51. Ezer, Tal, and George 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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  52. Häkkinen, S, and George 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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  53. Häkkinen, S, George 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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  54. Oey, Leo, Tal Ezer, George 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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  55. Mellor, George 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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  56. Mellor, George L., and Tal Ezer, 1991: A Gulf Stream model and an altimetry assimilation scheme. Journal of Geophysical Research, 96(C5), 8779-8795.
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  57. Galperin, B, and George 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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  58. Galperin, B, and George 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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  59. Häkkinen, S, and George 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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  60. Mellor, George L., B J Herring, and R 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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  61. Galperin, B, Anthony Rosati, L H Kantha, and George 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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  62. Kantha, L H., and George 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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  63. Kantha, L H., and George 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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  64. Mellor, George L., 1989: Retrospect on oceanic boundary layer modeling and second moment closure In Parameterization of Small-Scale Processes, 5th 'Aha Huliko'a Hawaiian Workshop, Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, 251-272.
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  65. Mellor, George L., and L H Kantha, 1989: An ice-ocean coupled model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(C8), 10,937-10,954.
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  66. Steele, M, George 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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  67. Rajkovic, B, and George 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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  68. Mellor, George L., 1986: Numerical simulation and analysis of the mean coastal circulation off California. Continental Shelf Research, 6(6), 689-713.
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  69. Mellor, George 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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  70. Mellor, George L., 1985: Ensemble average, turbulence closure. Advances in Geophysics, 28B, 345-358.
  71. Mellor, George L., and A Blumberg, 1985: Modeling vertical and horizontal diffusivities with the Sigma Coordinate System. Monthly Weather Review, 113(8), 1379-1383.
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  72. Mellor, George L., Leo 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.
  73. Oey, Leo, George 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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  74. Oey, Leo, George 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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  75. Oey, Leo, George 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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  76. Oey, Leo, George 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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  77. Domaradzki, J A., and George 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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  78. Blumberg, A, and George 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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  79. Blumberg, A, B J Herring, L H Kantha, and George L Mellor, 1983: A prognostic California Shelf circulation model. EOS, 64(45), 727.
  80. Mellor, George L., 1983: The coastal ocean, upwelling boundary layer. EOS, 64(45), 726.
  81. Oey, Leo, and George L Mellor, 1983: Real time, 3-D simulation of the New York Harbor. EOS, 64(45), 744.
  82. Mellor, George L., C R Mechoso, and E Keto, 1982: A diagnostic calculation of the general circulation of the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, Part I, 29(10A), 1171-1192.
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  83. Mellor, George L., and T Yamada, 1982: Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems. Reviews of Geophysics & Space Physics, 20(4), 851-875.
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  84. Dickey, T D., and George L Mellor, 1980: Decaying turbulence in neutral and statified fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 99(Part 1), 13-31.
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  85. Mellor, George L., 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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  86. Dickey, T D., and George L Mellor, 1979: The Kolmogoroff r2/3 law. Physics of Fluids, 22(6), 1029-1032.
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  87. Yamada, T, and George 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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  88. Mellor, George L., 1977: The Gaussian cloud model relations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 34(2), 356-358.
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  89. Mellor, George 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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  90. Mellor, George 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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  91. Yamada, T, and George L Mellor, 1975: A simulation of the Wangara atmospheric boundary layer data. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 32(12), 2309-2329.
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  92. Mellor, George 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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  93. Mellor, George 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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  94. Mellor, George L., 1972: The large Reynolds number, asymptotic theory of turbulent boundary layers. International Journal of Engineering Science, 10, 851-873.
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  95. Mellor, George 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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  96. Mellor, George L., and D M Gibson, 1966: Equilibrium turbulent boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 24(2), 225-253.
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