On the accuracy of the semi-geostrophic approximation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 564, 2000, Pages 1099-1115

  Cullen, M J P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Balance; Semi geostrophic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FRONT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034077027     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.56412     Document Type: Article

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