Consistent approximate models of the global atmosphere in non-spherical geopotential coordinates

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 665, 2012, Pages 980-988

  White, A A ^a   Wood, N ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation properties; General orthogonal coordinates; Geodetic coordinates; Spheroidal coordinates

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE MODEL; CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; GENERAL ORTHOGONAL COORDINATES; GEODETIC COORDINATES; GEOPOTENTIALS; NON-SPHERICAL; SHALLOW-WATER MODELS; SPHEROIDAL COORDINATES;

HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

SPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COORDINATE; GEODESY; GEOPOTENTIAL; GRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84859781487     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.972     Document Type: Article

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