Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lauritzen, Peter (Editor), Jablonowski, Christiane (Editor), Taylor, Mark (Editor), Nair, Ramachandran (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, 80
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Partial differential equations.; Computer mathematics.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.; Partial Differential Equations.; Atmospheric Sciences.

This book surveys recent developments in numerical techniques for global atmospheric models. It is based upon a collection of lectures prepared by leading experts in the field. The chapters reveal the multitude of steps that determine the global atmospheric model design. They encompass the choice of...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Equations of motion and some basic ideas on discretizations
• Pat II. Conservation laws, finite-volume methods, remapping techniques and spherical grids
• Part III. Some aspects of atmospheric dynamical cores.