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C-F-L CONDITION [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Calculating Procedures (Mathematics)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

A necessary condition for the convergence of a finite difference method for a hyperbolic [partial differential equation] is that the numerical domain of dependence contains the mathematical domain of dependence. This requirement is known as the Courant-Friedrichs-Levy or CFL condition, named after the authors who first described this requirement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de calcul (Mathématiques)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de cálculo (Matemáticas)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
DEF

Efecto especial de la inestabilidad de cálculo (error de los cálculos numéricos aproximados que aumenta rápidamente al avanzar el cálculo) asociado a la predicción meteorológica numérica. Si el tamaño de la rejilla es inferior a la distancia recorrida en el intervalo de paso de tiempo por la onda más rápida que permita la ecuación, los errores aumentarán y deteriorarán la solución física.

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