ASL738
| ASL738 | |
|---|---|
| Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Ocean (Not allowed for : Any program other than AST and ASZ) | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 2-0-2 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | |
ASL738 : Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Ocean (Not allowed for : Any program other than AST and ASZ)
[edit]Introduction to weather and climate models, Numerical Modeling Vs. Other Modeling Approaches, Examples of atmospheric and oceanic simulations, Model Hierarchy (Simple, Intermediate, Complex); Governing equations in Cartesian, Isobaric and sigma coordinate systems; Numerical discretization (finite difference, finite volume, spectral) and integration, stability, CFL criterion, unconditionally stable numerical scheme; model components, dynamical core, physical parameterization, tracers, coupling of components; global and regional models used in weather forecasting and climate simulations.