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The numerical models discussed in this book (and elsewhere) are formulated as Initial Value problems. That is at the start of the integration (t = 0) all the prognostic variables (wind, temperature, humidity) need to be specified. At a later time, all the prognostic (and diagnostic) variables are predicted by the model. Virtually all the numerical models require that the continuum equations, which describe the atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics and radiation, be replaced by their discrete analogues. Regardless of the specific method of discretization, there is an explicit or implicit requirement that the initial conditions be specified at grid points which are often different than “observation points”.
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Gal-Chen, T. (1983). Initialization of Mesoscale Models: The Possible Impact of Remotely Sensed Data. In: Lilly, D.K., Gal-Chen, T. (eds) Mesoscale Meteorology — Theories, Observations and Models. NATO ASI Series, vol 114. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2241-4_6
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