Numerical error assessment and a temporal horizon for internal waves in a hydrostatic model

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-64

  Hodges, Ben R ^a   Laval, Bernard ^b   Wadzuk, Bridget M ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroclinic; Coastal ocean; Hydrostatic model; Internal wave; Model error

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COASTAL ZONES; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BAROCLINIC WAVE STEEPENING; COASTAL OCEAN; HYDROSTATIC MODEL; INTERNAL WAVES; NUMERICAL ERROR ASSESSMENT;

WATER WAVES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERNAL WAVE; MODEL VALIDATION;

EID: 32544450999     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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