Vertical discretizations giving optimal representation of normal modes: Sensitivity to the form of the pressure-gradient term

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 132, Issue 621, 2006, Pages 2809-2825

  Thuburn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Staggered grid; Wave dispersion

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DENSITY VARIABLE; EULER EQUATIONS; OPTIMAL DISPERSION PROPERTIES; PRESSURE-GRADIENT TERM; VERTICAL DISCRETIZATIONS;

WAVE EQUATIONS;

EULER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WAVE DISPERSION;

EID: 33846894125     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.06.10     Document Type: Article

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