An analytical solution for linear gravity and sound waves on the sphere as a test for compressible, non-hydrostatic numerical models

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 683, 2014, Pages 1974-1985

  Baldauf, Michael ^a   Reinert, Daniel ^a   Zängl, Günther ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Compressible Euler equations; Dynamical core; Linearization; Wave expansion

Indexed keywords

EULER EQUATIONS; HYDRAULICS; LINEARIZATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

COMPRESSIBLE EULER EQUATIONS; DENSITY PERTURBATION; DYNAMICAL CORE; EQUATION SYSTEMS; INITIAL TEMPERATURES; ISOTHERMAL ATMOSPHERE; TEST CONFIGURATIONS; WAVE EXPANSION;

ANALYTICAL MODELS;

EID: 84908879423     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2277     Document Type: Article

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