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Original Articles

The Formulation of the André Robert MC2 (Mesoscale Compressible Community) Model

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Pages 195-220 | Received 04 Jan 1995, Published online: 26 Jul 2011
 

ABSTRACT

A description of the numerical formulation of the dynamics module of the Mesoscale Compressible Community (MC2) model is presented. This model is based on the fully elastic, semi-implicit semi-Lagrangian model developed by Tanguay et al. (1990). This version was extended to incorporate topography by Denis (1990), and later variable vertical resolution was added as an option. This article is a condensed version of an extensive report by Bergeron et al. (1994) that documents all the numerical aspects of the MC2 model. The performance of the model is illustrated through a sample of results obtained on a wide range of physical problems.

RÉSUMÉ

Cet article présente une description de la formulation numérique du module de la dynamique du modèle de mésoéchelle compressible communautaire (MC2). Ce modèle est basé sur les équations pleinement élastiques qui sont solutionnées par les schémas semi-implicite et semi-lagrangien comme dans Tanguay et al. (1990). La présente version incorpore la topographie comme dans Denis (1990), et elle permet l'utilisation d'un étirement de la maille verticale. Cet article constitue un condensé du volumineux rapport de Bergeron et al. (1994) qui décrit tous les divers aspects numériques du modèle MC2. La performance du modèle est illustrée avec un échantillon de résultats obtenus sur une grande variété de problèmes physiques.

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