Conformal MAP transformations for meteorological modelers

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-75

  Taylor, Albion D ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

C; CMAPF; Conformal projection; FORTRAN; Meteorological computer models; Meteorological equations of motion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; CONFORMAL PROJECTION; COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; MAP; METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0030710218     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(96)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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