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The basic discretization used for the tracer equations is the second |
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The default advection scheme is the centered second order method which |
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$3^{nd}$order DST Flux limiter & 33 & No & Yes & 5 pts & non-linear \\ |
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Figs.~\ref{fig:advect-2d-lo-diag}, \ref{fig:advect-2d-mid-diag} and |
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\ref{fig:advect-2d-hi-diag} show solutions to a simple diagonal |
\ref{fig:advect-2d-hi-diag} show solutions to a simple diagonal |
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