Nonhydrostatic generalization of a pressure-coordinate-based hydrostatic model with implementation in HIRLAM: Validation of adiabatic core

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-231

  Männik, Aarne ^a   Room, Rein ^a   Luhamaa, Andres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE PRESSURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0037768376     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.2003.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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