Adaptive Multigrid Hurricane Modeling

Abstract

Accurate simulation and prediction of atmospheric and oceanic phenomena and circulation in general--and tropical cyclones in particular--relies on combining accurate data, detailed understanding of the relevant physics and dynamics, and appropriate numerical methods. This research project seeks to contribute to the latter two areas by: a) Developing improved numerical methods for modeling and predicting mesoscale phenomena and b) Advancing understanding of tropical cyclone evolution and motion Most of the work is focused on developing and applying adaptive multigrid methods in the context of a barotropic hurricane model. The techniques developed should be applicable to a wide range of modeling and predictive efforts, especially those requiring increased resolution in localized regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA534932

Entities

People

  • Scott R. Fulton

Organizations

  • Clarkson University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Computers
  • Cyclones
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Extrapolation
  • Hurricanes
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Truncation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)