Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-2007-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-2007-2016
Development and technical paper
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01 Jun 2016
Development and technical paper |  | 01 Jun 2016

A high-order staggered finite-element vertical discretization for non-hydrostatic atmospheric models

Jorge E. Guerra and Paul A. Ullrich

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This work introduces a collection of advances in the field of numerical simulation of the atmosphere using mixed finite element methods. We emphasize vertical motions in the atmosphere and apply state-of-the-art mathematics and programming paradigms to solve the differential equations that govern air flow cast in a coordinate-free formulation. The simulations show accurate flow features over a wide range of spatial scales including several important phenomena.