A three-dimensional monotone and conservative semi-Lagrangian scheme (SLICE-3D) for transport problems

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 667, 2012, Pages 1640-1651

  Zerroukat, M ^a   Allen, T ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advection; Conservation; Remapping; Semi Lagrangian; Sphere

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SPECIES; PARALLEL MACHINE; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; REMAPPING; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN SCHEME; TRANSPORT PROBLEMS; WIND FIELD;

ADVECTION; CONSERVATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SPHERES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONSERVATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; SPHERE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 84866180020     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1902     Document Type: Article

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