A general method for conserving energy and potential enstrophy in shallow-water models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 515-531

  Salmon, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NAMBU BRACKET; POTENTIAL ENSTROPHY; SHALLOW-WATER MODELS;

SURFACE WATERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE WATERS;

ANALOG MODEL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

EID: 33847615132     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3837.1     Document Type: Article

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