Deriving consistent approximate models of the global atmosphere using Hamilton's principle

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 684, 2014, Pages 2383-2387

  Staniforth, Andrew ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation properties; Deep atmosphere; Hydrostatic; Quasi hydrostatic; Shallow atmosphere; Spheroidal coordinates

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CALCULATIONS; HYDRAULICS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VORTICITY;

CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; DEEP ATMOSPHERE; HYDROSTATIC; QUASI-HYDROSTATIC; SPHEROIDAL COORDINATES;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 84922854960     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2273     Document Type: Article

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