Climate Science, Waves and PDEs for the Tropics

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Part of the Abel Symposia book series (ABEL, volume 7)

Abstract

A reader’s guide to recent applied mathematics development in multi-scale modeling in the tropics is provided here including the mathematical theory of precipitation fronts as well as singular limits with variable coefficients in the fast variables.

Keywords

Partial Differential Equation Tropical Convection Planetary Scale Suitable Weak Solution Geophysical Flow 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Mathematics and Center for Atmosphere/Ocean Science (CAOS), Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS)New York UniversityNew YorkUSA

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