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D. Annexe and A. Couche-Éponge-pour-le-domaine, utilisation du schéma UBS, qui est hyper-diffusif (section 7.2), pour l'advection du moment et des traceurs dans la configuration optimum de NIDOR192 a entraîné la désactivation d'une diffusion horizontale supplémentaire. Dans la simulation de référence, comme pour la configuration GLAZUR64, l'utilisation des schémas TVD et EEN pour l'advection des traceurs et du moment respectivement (section 7.2), cette diffusion se faisait à l

D. Figure, 1 ? Haut : Courant moyenné sur une journée en surface dans NIDOR192 et dans GLAZUR64 (haut) Bas : Moyenne quotidienne à la même date de chaque composante horizontale du courant de surface zoomée sur la frontière Ouest de NIDOR192 (gauche : u ; droite : v)