Hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic studies of gravitational adjustment over a slope

In many numerical ocean models, the hydrostatic approximation is made. This approximation causes a considerable saving in computing time. However, for phenomena involving large vertical speeds, for many small scale phenomena, and in areas with weak stratification, the approximation becomes questionable. In this report, a σ-coordinate hydrostatic C-grid model is extended to include non-hydrostatic dynamics. The test cases involve gravitational...