Numerical Prediction of Land Surface Temperature Using Shallow Water Equation

Abstract

In this paper, we formulated a model for the prediction of Land Surface Temperature from shallow water equation using the Explicit Finite Difference Method, that resulted in the discretization of shallow water equation, with the incorporation of atmospheric scale height to predict the Land surface Temperature (LST) of a place at a particular altitude. The study centers on the attempt to predict and analyse the behaviour of LST for a particular area using shallow water equation. The result derived from this study re-affirms the efficiency of Shallow Water Equation in making accurate predictions of the Land Surface Temperature. The result also revealed that the Land Surface Temperature increases with decrease in altitude.