An initial-value problem for testing numerical models of the global shallow-water equations

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 429-440

  Galewsky, Joseph ^a   Scott, Richard K ^a   Polvani, Lorenzo M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 8744312833     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2004.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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