Atmospheres and Oceans on Computers: Fundamental Numerical Methods for Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

This textbook introduces step by step the basic numerical methods to solve the equations governing the motion of the atmosphere and ocean, and describes how to develop a set of corresponding instructions for the computer as part of a code. Today's computers are powerful enough to allow 7-day forecasts within hours, and modern teaching of the subject requires a combination of theoretical and computational approaches.

The presentation is aimed at beginning graduate students intending to beco...