A nonhydrostatic finite-element model for three-dimensional stratified oceanic flows. Part I: Model formulation

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2816-2831

  Ford, R ^a   Pain, C C ^a   Piggott, M D ^a   Goddard, A J H ^a   de Oliveira, C R E ^a   Umpleby, A P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; GALERKIN METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SEAWATER; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NONHYDROSTATIC FINITE-ELEMENT MODEL; PETROV-GALERKIN METHODS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRATIFIED OCEANIC FLOW;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 11844255763     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2824.1     Document Type: Article

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