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A new dynamical core for the Met Office's global and regional modelling of the atmosphere

  1. T. Davies†*,
  2. M. J. P. Cullen,
  3. A. J. Malcolm,
  4. M. H. Mawson,
  5. A. Staniforth,
  6. A. A. White,
  7. N. Wood

Article first published online: 29 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1256/qj.04.101

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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volume 131, Issue 608, pages 1759–1782, April 2005 Part B

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Davies, T., Cullen, M. J. P., Malcolm, A. J., Mawson, M. H., Staniforth, A., White, A. A. and Wood, N. (2005), A new dynamical core for the Met Office's global and regional modelling of the atmosphere. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 131: 1759–1782. doi: 10.1256/qj.04.101

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  1. Met Office, Exeter, UK

  1. †

    JCMM Meteorology Building, The University of Reading, PO Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK.

*JCMM Meteorology Building, The University of Reading, PO Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 DEC 2006
  2. Article first published online: 29 DEC 2006
  3. Manuscript Revised: 22 NOV 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 JUL 2004

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Keywords:

  • Climate modelling;
  • Deep atmosphere;
  • Fully compressible;
  • Non-hydrostatic;
  • NWP Predictor–corrector;
  • Semi-implicit;
  • Semi-Lagrangian

Abstract

A computational scheme suitable for numerical weather prediction and climate modelling over a wide range of length scales is described. Its formulation is non-hydrostatic and fully compressible, and shallow atmosphere approximations are not made. Semi-implicit, semi-Lagrangian time-integration methods are used. The scheme forms the dynamical core of the unified model used at the Met Office for all its operational numerical weather prediction and in its climate studies. © Crown copyright, 2005. Royal Meteorological Society

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