DIFFERENCE SYSTEM AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR THE PRIMITIVE-EQUATION BAROTROPIC FORECAST

1 May 1966

journal article
Published by American Meteorological Society in Monthly Weather Review

Vol. 94 (5) , 329-335
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1966)094<0329:dsabcf>2.3.co;2

Abstract

A primitive-equation free-surface barotropic model was designed for the tropical belt. By the use of Shuman's difference system, experiments were made to test the effect of both approximate and correct boundary conditions on the forecast fields. Results are shown in the figures. With the correct boundary conditions a successful forecast was calculated without smoothing to 100 days.

Keywords

BAROTROPIC FORECAST
CORRECT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
DIFFERENCE SYSTEM
EQUATION BAROTROPIC
PRIMITIVE EQUATION