SLIDE 36 2) treatment of sound waves
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AE FP hP z P = ∂ ∂ + ∇ Nonhydrostatic models can be classified further by the treatment of sound waves. Taking total divergence of momentum equations, the following 3- dimensional Poisson-type pressure diagnostic equation is obtained. where P=p’, and h=g/Cs
2 , and r.h.s. is the forcing term by
divergence of advection and buoyancy terms. ) 25 . 1 ( 2 1 ) . . ' ( ) . . ( ) . . ( .
t t
DIV t w Adv w Dif g z v Adv v Dif y u Adv u Dif x AE FP
∆ −
∆ + − + + − + − = ρ ρ θ θ ρ ∂ ∂ ρ ρ ∂ ∂ ρ ρ ∂ ∂ Here, the last term of r.h.s. (DIV) is the divergence at the time step t-∆t, which is required for computational stability to adjust the divergence zero at next time step (Clark, 1977).