Some exact solutions of geophysical fluid-dynamics equations for testing models in spherical and plane geometry

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 627, 2007, Pages 1605-1614

  Staniforth, Andrew ^a   White, A A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep atmosphere; Euler equations; f F plane; Jet; Non hydrostatic; Shallow water; Vertical slice; Vortex

Indexed keywords

EULER EQUATIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; GEOPHYSICS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

DEEP ATMOSPHERE; SHALLOW-WATER; VERTICAL-SLICE;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROSTATICS; JET; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLAR VORTEX; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

EID: 35548955877     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.122     Document Type: Article

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