The use of finite-volume methods for atmospheric advection of trace species. Part I: Test of various formulations in a general circulation model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 822-837

  Hourdin, Frédéric ^a   Armengaud, Alexandre ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC ADVECTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); TRACE SPECIES;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0032721041     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<0822:TUOFVM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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