Numerical Simulation of Weather

  • Harwood G. Kolsky
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Abstract

Even in this age of scientific superlatives it is hard to find a field more far-reaching and with more interesting problems and more difficulties than that of numerical weather prediction. The associated atmosphere physics behind it is worldwide. A large number of physical disciplines interact with each other in a most complex way. Fluid dynamics, which describes the major motions of the atmosphere and oceans, is considered classical physics. However, the energy sources and frictional forces that must be included introduce quantum mechanics and diffusion theory as well as numerical analysis.

Keywords

Difference Scheme General Circulation Model Numerical Weather Prediction Mesh Point Numerical Weather 
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© Plenum Press, New York 1972

Authors and Affiliations

  • Harwood G. Kolsky
    • 1
  1. 1.IBM Scientific CenterPalo AltoUSA

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