Testing accuracy of finite element and random walk schemes in prediction of pollutant dispersion in coastal waters

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-214

  Nassehi, V ^a   Passone, S ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection dispersion; Dispersion; Finite elements; Lagrange Galerkin; Random Walk Method

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RANDOM WALK METHOD;

EID: 18644380940     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10652-004-8951-y     Document Type: Article

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