On the representation of gravity waves in numerical models of the shallow-water equations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 563, 2000, Pages 669-688

  Mohebalhojeh, A R ^a   Dritschel, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Gravity waves; Potential vorticity

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

GRAVITY WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

EID: 0034052164     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656314     Document Type: Article

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