Reatment of vector equations in deep-atmosphere, semi-lagrangian models. II: Kinematic equation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 647, 2010, Pages 507-516

  Wood, N ^a   White, A A ^a   Staniforth, A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Departure point calculation; Displacement equation; Rotation matrix; Shallow atmosphere approximation; Trajectory calculation

Indexed keywords

AXIS OF SYMMETRY; CARTESIAN TRANSFORMATIONS; CARTESIANS; CONSTRAINT METHODS; DISCRETE FORM; DISPLACEMENT EQUATION; FLUID PARTICLES; FORECAST TIME; GRID POINTS; KINEMATIC EQUATIONS; LOCAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MULTIPLICATIVE FACTORS; ROTATION MATRICES; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN MODELS; SHALLOW-ATMOSPHERE APPROXIMATION; SPHERICAL COORDINATES; SPHERICAL POLAR COORDINATES; SPHEROIDAL COORDINATES; TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS; VECTOR EQUATION;

KINEMATICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; ROTATION; SPHERES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

COORDINATE; DISPLACEMENT; EQUATION; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77949387084     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.565     Document Type: Review

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