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# Line 142  give a feel for the wide range of proble Line 142  give a feel for the wide range of proble
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143  \section{Illustrations of the model in action}  \section{Illustrations of the model in action}
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145  The MITgcm has been designed and used to model a wide range of phenomena,  MITgcm has been designed and used to model a wide range of phenomena,
146  from convection on the scale of meters in the ocean to the global pattern of  from convection on the scale of meters in the ocean to the global pattern of
147  atmospheric winds - see figure \ref{fig:all-scales}. To give a flavor of the  atmospheric winds - see figure \ref{fig:all-scales}. To give a flavor of the
148  kinds of problems the model has been used to study, we briefly describe some  kinds of problems the model has been used to study, we briefly describe some
# Line 770  OPERATORS. Line 770  OPERATORS.
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771  \subsubsection{Shallow atmosphere approximation}  \subsubsection{Shallow atmosphere approximation}
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773  Most models are based on the `hydrostatic primitive equations' (HPE's) in  Most models are based on the `hydrostatic primitive equations' (HPE's)
774  which the vertical momentum equation is reduced to a statement of  in which the vertical momentum equation is reduced to a statement of
775  hydrostatic balance and the `traditional approximation' is made in which the  hydrostatic balance and the `traditional approximation' is made in
776  Coriolis force is treated approximately and the shallow atmosphere  which the Coriolis force is treated approximately and the shallow
777  approximation is made.\ The MITgcm need not make the `traditional  atmosphere approximation is made.  MITgcm need not make the
778  approximation'. To be able to support consistent non-hydrostatic forms the  `traditional approximation'. To be able to support consistent
779  shallow atmosphere approximation can be relaxed - when dividing through by $  non-hydrostatic forms the shallow atmosphere approximation can be
780  r $ in, for example, (\ref{eq:gu-speherical}), we do not replace $r$ by $a$,  relaxed - when dividing through by $ r $ in, for example,
781  the radius of the earth.  (\ref{eq:gu-speherical}), we do not replace $r$ by $a$, the radius of
782    the earth.
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784  \subsubsection{Hydrostatic and quasi-hydrostatic forms}  \subsubsection{Hydrostatic and quasi-hydrostatic forms}
785  \label{sec:hydrostatic_and_quasi-hydrostatic_forms}  \label{sec:hydrostatic_and_quasi-hydrostatic_forms}
# Line 815  et.al., 1997a. As in \textbf{HPE }only a Line 816  et.al., 1997a. As in \textbf{HPE }only a
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817  \subsubsection{Non-hydrostatic and quasi-nonhydrostatic forms}  \subsubsection{Non-hydrostatic and quasi-nonhydrostatic forms}
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819  The MIT model presently supports a full non-hydrostatic ocean isomorph, but  MITgcm presently supports a full non-hydrostatic ocean isomorph, but
820  only a quasi-non-hydrostatic atmospheric isomorph.  only a quasi-non-hydrostatic atmospheric isomorph.
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822  \paragraph{Non-hydrostatic Ocean}  \paragraph{Non-hydrostatic Ocean}
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