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Three-dimensional computer model for the atmospheric general circulation experiment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Roberts, G. O. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | An efficient, flexible, three-dimensional, hydrodynamic, computer code has been developed for a spherical cap geometry. The code will be used to simulate NASA's Atmospheric General Circulation Experiment (AGCE). The AGCE is a spherical, baroclinic experiment which will model the large-scale dynamics of our atmosphere; it has been proposed to NASA for future Spacelab flights. In the AGCE a radial dielectric body force will simulate gravity, with hot fluid tending to move outwards. In order that this force be dominant, the AGCE must be operated in a low gravity environment such as Spacelab. The full potential of the AGCE will only be realized by working in conjunction with an accurate computer model. Proposed experimental parameter settings will be checked first using model runs. Then actual experimental results will be compared with the model predictions. This interaction between experiment and theory will be very valuable in determining the nature of the AGCE flows and hence their relationship to analytical theories and actual atmospheric dynamics. |
| File Size | 4132069 |
| Page Count | 40 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840023793 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t57d7qh8d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Atmospheric Circulation Baroclinity Gravitation Spacelab Predictions Nonlinearity Computerized Simulation Weightlessness Three Dimensional Models Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
