A Three Dimensional Staggered Grid Primitive Equation Model for Application of Mesoscale Atmospheric Motions.

Abstract

A three dimensional staggered grid model, based on the Boussinesq equations, is developed and applied to mesoscale waves. The model is tested with a three-dimensional stable gravity wave and forecasts for 40 time steps are compared with the analytic solutions and also with a full grid model. Comparisons show very good agreement with both forecasts for the stated time. Failure of the relaxation scheme to meet the convergence criterion after 47 time steps is discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742945

Entities

People

  • Robert Bozich

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Convergence
  • Equations
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Mathematics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation