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The application of the finite‐element method to meteorological simulations—a review
Author(s) -
Staniforth A. N.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650040102
Subject(s) - finite element method , computer science , computational fluid dynamics , flow (mathematics) , mathematics , mathematical optimization , engineering , aerospace engineering , structural engineering , geometry
The application of the finite‐element method to the simulation of meterological fluid flow problems is reviewed. Early studies were aimed primarily at demonstrating the viability of the method for one‐ and two‐dimensional flows, whereas more recent studies have been aimed at demonstrating the efficiency and viability of the method for more complex three‐dimensional simulations. There has also been a shift towards exploiting such models to better understand and predict the underlying meteorological phenomena, rather than restricting attention to the development of the algorithms.