# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

November  2004, 4(4): 1143-1172. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2004.4.1143

## Convergence analysis of the numerical method for the primitive equations formulated in mean vorticity on a Cartesian grid

 1 Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States

Received  September 2002 Revised  February 2004 Published  August 2004

A second order numerical method for the primitive equations (PEs) of large-scale oceanic flow formulated in mean vorticity is proposed and analyzed, and the full convergence in $L^2$ is established. In the reformulation of the PEs, the prognostic equation for the horizontal velocity is replaced by evolutionary equations for the mean vorticity field and the vertical derivative of the horizontal velocity. The total velocity field (both horizontal and vertical) is statically determined by differential equations at each fixed horizontal point. The standard centered difference approximation is applied to the prognostic equations and the determination of numerical values for the total velocity field is implemented by FFT-based solvers. Stability of such solvers are established and the convergence analysis for the whole scheme is provided in detail.
Citation: Cheng Wang. Convergence analysis of the numerical method for the primitive equations formulated in mean vorticity on a Cartesian grid. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2004, 4 (4) : 1143-1172. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2004.4.1143
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