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Modelling of Stratified Geophysical Flows over Variable Topography

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In the present chapter a short review is given of the mathematical formulation relevant for geophysical flow modelling, and in addition computational examples are shown for some specific flow cases. These examples are described in some detail in order to illustrate useful methods to handle such problems in practice. The emphasis is on more local geophysical flows, including stratified flow over variable topography.

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Utnes, T. (2007). Modelling of Stratified Geophysical Flows over Variable Topography. In: Hasle, G., Lie, KA., Quak, E. (eds) Geometric Modelling, Numerical Simulation, and Optimization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68783-2_11

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