The NCAR spectral element climate dynamical core: Semi-implicit Eulerian formulation

Journal of Scientific Computing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 307-322

  Thomas, S J ^a   Loft, R D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Primitive equations; Semi implicit; Spectral element; Vertical structure matrix

Indexed keywords

PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS; SEMI-IMPLICIT; SPECTRAL ELEMENT; VERTICAL STRUCTURE MATRIX;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVES; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 23844527361     PISSN: 08857474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10915-004-4646-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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