On the accuracy of semi-Lagrangian numerical simulation of internal gravity wave motion in the atmosphere

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 851-869

  Semazzi, Fredrick H M ^a   Scroggs, Jeffrey S ^a   Pouliot, George A ^a,b   McKee Burrows, Analemma Leia ^a   Norman, Matthew ^a   Poojary, Vikram ^a   Tsai, Yu Ming ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; MODELING;

EID: 29144440341     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.83.851     Document Type: Article

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