Equivalent finite volume and Eulerian spectral transform horizontal resolutions established from aqua-planet simulations

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 839-847

  Williamson, David L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 52949092456     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00340.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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