A finite-volume integration method for computing pressure gradient force in general vertical coordinates

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 542, 1997, Pages 1749-1762

  Lin, Shian Jiann ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite volume discretization; Numerical techniques; Orography

Indexed keywords

OROGRAPHY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0031408543     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712354214     Document Type: Article

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