Multi-scale waves in sound-proof global simulations with EULAG

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1135-1157

  Prusa, Joseph M ^a   Gutowski, William J ^b  

^a Teraflux Corporation   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anelastic; baroclinic instability; global model; gravity waves

Indexed keywords

ANELASTIC; ANELASTIC APPROXIMATIONS; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CRITICAL SURFACES; DISPERSION EQUATIONS; GLOBAL MODEL; GLOBAL SIMULATION; GROUP VELOCITIES; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; MULTISCALES; NON-LINEARITY; NONHYDROSTATIC EFFECT; PHASE SPEED; PHYSICAL SCENARIO; PLANETARY WAVES; ROTATIONAL EFFECTS; SIMULATING FLOWS; STANDARD OPTIONS; THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVES; MODAL ANALYSIS; WAVE PACKETS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORIOLIS FORCE; GRAVITY WAVE; PLANETARY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 80053565601     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-011-0050-0     Document Type: Article

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