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Generalized Vertical Coordinates

  • Lars Petter RøedEmail author
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Abstract

So far, we have only used the Cartesian geopotential coordinate system consisting of three orthogonal spatial coordinates x, y, z. Relaxing the orthogonality between the vertical coordinate z and the two horizontal coordinates x, y can make it much easier to analyze phenomena in atmospheres and oceans, and devise compelling models of them. The development of such non-orthogonal coordinate systems remains at the forefront of research in numerical modeling. The purpose of this chapter is, therefore, to present the salient issues relating to these generalized vertical coordinates.

Keywords

Vertical Coordinate System Montgomery Potential Individual Derivatives Hybrid Coordinate Model Terrain-following Coordinates 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of GeosciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
  2. 2.Norwegian Meteorological InstituteOsloNorway

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