A semi-implicit semi-Lagrangian global nonhydrostatic model and the polar discretization scheme

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1885-1891

  Yang, XueSheng ^a   Chen, JiaBin ^b   Hu, JiangLin ^a   Chen, DeHui ^a   Shen, XueShun ^a   Zhang, HongLiang ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation; Global model; Nonhydrostatic; Polar discretization; Semi implicit; Semi Lagrangian

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; INTERPOLATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MOMENTUM EQUATION; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; POLAR DISCRETIZATION;

METEOROLOGY;

HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; HYDROSTATICS; INTERPOLATION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 36448986786     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0124-7     Document Type: Article

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