Computational modes and grid imprinting on five quasi-uniform spherical C grids

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2734-2755

  Weller, Hilary ^a   Thuburn, John ^b   Cotter, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grid systems; Numerical analysis modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DUAL GRIDS; GRID SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; ORTHOGONAL GRID; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-UNIFORM GRIDS; SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MECHANICS; VORTICITY;

SPHERES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ADVECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCIPITRIDAE;

EID: 84861369616     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00193.1     Document Type: Article

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