Vertical discretizations for compressible Euler equation atmospheric models giving optimal representation of normal modes

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 386-404

  Thuburn, J ^a   Woollings, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric waves; Staggered grids; Vertical coordinates

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; EULER EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVES; COMPRESSIBLE EULER EQUATIONS; DISCRETIZATIONS; DISPERSION RELATIONS; NORMAL MODES; NUMERICAL DISPERSION RELATION; STAGGERED-GRIDS; VERTICAL COORDINATES; WAVE MOTIONS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 13644282801     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2004.08.018     Document Type: Article

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