On the Divergence-Form Finite-Difference Approximation to the Momentum Advection in Curvilinear Orthogonal Coordinates

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-1999

Department

Marine Science

Abstract

The traditional finite-difference schemes for the dynamical equations in curvilinear orthogonal coordinates have a basic flaw: they conserve only energy, but not momentum. A finite-difference approximation to these equations is suggested that conserves both energy and momentum. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

Ocean Modelling

Volume

1

Issue

41309

First Page

95

Last Page

99

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