"dycore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪ.kɔɹ/ Forms: dycores [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of dynamical core. Etymology templates: {{abbreviation of|en|dynamical core}} Abbreviation of dynamical core Head templates: {{en-noun}} dycore (plural dycores)
  1. (meteorology, climatology, computing) A computational module within a numerical weather prediction or climate model that solves the fundamental equations governing atmospheric or oceanic dynamics, such as the Navier–Stokes equations, to simulate fluid motion on Earth.

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