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The primitive equations of atmospheric motion, with the heating and friction terms retained, are integrated numerically over a long period of time from an initial state that is isothermal and motionless. The domain covers the entire earth, with the underlying oceans and continents having different thermal properties and the continents having the shape of the large-scale mountain systems. The results of the integration are shown on climatological and synoptic charts and comparisons are made with the real atmosphere.
U. C. L. A. Department of Meteorology, Contribution No. 111. Revised version of paper that originally appeared in W.M.O. Tech. Note No. 66, 1965.
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Mintz, Y. (1968). Very Long-Term Global Integration of the Primitive Equations of Atmospheric Motion: An Experiment in Climate Simulation. In: Mitchell, J.M. (eds) Causes of Climatic Change. Meteorological Monographs, vol 8. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-38-6_3
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