On separation of variables in the linearized nonhydrostatic atmospheric model

The equations of the vertical and time-horizontal structures of the linearized nonhydrostatic atmospheric model are derived based only on a supposition of separation of variables. The obtained results are compared with those of the traditional approach of searching for solutions in the wave form wit...

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Main Authors: Andrei Bourchtein, Ludmila Bourchtein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2016-02-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0690
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Summary:The equations of the vertical and time-horizontal structures of the linearized nonhydrostatic atmospheric model are derived based only on a supposition of separation of variables. The obtained results are compared with those of the traditional approach of searching for solutions in the wave form with respect to time and/or horizontal coordinates. It is shown that all formulas of the vertical structure follow from the supposition of separation of the vertical coordinate alone. The time-horizontal structure equations are derived in a general form, which is reduced to the wave-type formulas under additional assumptions.
ISSN:0941-2948