The Equations of Motion in Spectral Form

P. E. Merilees McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Abstract

It is shown that the dynamical equations governing atmospheric flow can be transformed explicitly into the spectral domain in terms of spherical harmonies. The resulting spectral forms preserve the energy principle of the original equations under any truncation.

Abstract

It is shown that the dynamical equations governing atmospheric flow can be transformed explicitly into the spectral domain in terms of spherical harmonies. The resulting spectral forms preserve the energy principle of the original equations under any truncation.

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