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Recent developments in finite-volume methods provide the basis for new dynamical cores that conserve exactly integral invariants, globally as well as locally, and,especially, for the design of exact mass conserving tracer transport models. The new technologies are reviewed and the perspectives fo... Show moreRecent developments in finite-volume methods provide the basis for new dynamical cores that conserve exactly integral invariants, globally as well as locally, and,especially, for the design of exact mass conserving tracer transport models. The new technologies are reviewed and the perspectives for the future are discussed. Show less