Higher and lowest order mixed finite element approximation of subsurface flow problems with solutions of low regularity

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 370-382

  Bause, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brezzi Douglas Marini element; Convergence study; Mixed finite element approximation; Multicomponent reactive transport; Richards equation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

FLUX APPROXIMATION; MULTICOMPONENT REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RICHARDS EQUATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW FIELD; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 37049030657     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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