A parallel h-adaptive finite element model for atmospheric transport prediction

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 29, Issue 3-6, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Pepper, Darrell W ^a   B Carrington, David ^a   Lombardo, Joseph M ^b  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^b Natl Supercomputer Ctr Ener E   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; WIND;

PETROV-GALERKIN METHODS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0032051926     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9978(98)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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