Vertical differencing of the primitive equations based on the Charney-Phillips grid in hybrid σ-p vertical coordinates

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 511-528

  Arakawa, Akio ^a   Konor, Celal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000224952     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0511:VDOTPE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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