Hybridization between σ- and z-co-ordinates for improving the internal pressure gradient calculation in marine models with steep bottom slopes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1003-1023

  Burchard, Hans ^a,c   Petersen, Ole ^a,b  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D modelling systems; General vertical co ordinates; Hydrostatic consistency; Momentum advection; Pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

CARTESIAN COORDINATES; MOMENTUM ADVECTION DISCRETIZATION; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

HYDROSTATICS; MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

HYDROSTATICS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; VERTICAL CO-ORDINATE MODELS;

EID: 0031277640     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19971115)25:9<1003::aid-fld600>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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