Numerical methods for fluid dynamics with applications to geophysics /

This scholarly text provides an introduction to the numerical methods used to model partial differential equations, with focus on atmospheric and oceanic flows. The book covers both the essentials of building a numerical model and the more sophisticated techniques that are now available. Finite diff...

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Main Author: Durran, Dale R.
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2010.
New York : [2010]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 516 pages) : illustrations.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Texts in applied mathematics ; 32.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Finite-Difference Approximations for One-Dimensional Transport
  • Beyond One-Dimensional Transport
  • Conservation Laws and Finite-Volume Methods
  • Series-Expansion Methods
  • Semi-Lagrangian Methods
  • Physically Insignificant Fast Waves
  • Nonreflecting Boundary Conditions
  • Numerical Miscellany.