Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia (Dec 2013)

A solution of nonlinear equation for the gravity wave spectra from Adomian decomposition method: a first approach

  • Antonio Gledson Goulart,
  • Davidson Martins Moreira,
  • Luiz Cláudio Pimentel,
  • Jesus Salvador Pérez Guerrero

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-77862013000400001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 4
pp. 357 – 363

Abstract

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In this paper, the equation for the gravity wave spectra in mean atmosphere is analytically solved without linearization by the Adomian decomposition method. As a consequence, the nonlinear nature of problem is preserved and the errors found in the results are only due to the parameterization. The results, with the parameterization applied in the simulations, indicate that the linear solution of the equation is a good approximation only for heights shorter than ten kilometers, because the linearization the equation leads to a solution that does not correctly describe the kinetic energy spectra.

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