A Semi-lagrangian Approach to the Shallow Water Equations

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  • J. R. Bates
  • Stephen F. McCormick
  • David S. Sholl
چکیده

We present a formulation of the shallow water equations that emphasizes the conservation of potential vorticity. A locally conservative semi-Lagrangian time-stepping scheme is developed, which leads to a 593 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19940017007 2017-12-03T14:09:29+00:00Z

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تاریخ انتشار 1993