Application of a finite element method to the barotropic primitive equations.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Haltiner, G.J. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Williams, Roger T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hinsman, Donald Ernest | |
| dc.date | September 1975 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-20T00:25:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-20T00:25:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1975-09 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/20758 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A finite element application to the barotropic primitive equations is presented including theoretical development and the model used. Analytic initial data is generated in order to verify as well as possible the accuracy of the model. A comparison of the model with similar finite difference schemes shows that this finite element method exhibits better phase speed propagation than comparable second and fourth order finite differencing and is competitive in the size of the allowable time step. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/applicationoffin1094520758 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Meteorology | en_US |
| dc.title | Application of a finite element method to the barotropic primitive equations. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | |
| dc.contributor.department | Meteorology | |
| dc.subject.author | barotropic primitive equations | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | finite element method | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | icosahedral grid | en_US |
| dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. in Meteorology | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Meteorology | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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