SELFE: A semi-implicit Eulerian-Lagrangian finite-element model for cross-scale ocean circulation

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 71-96

  Zhang, Yinglong ^a   Baptista, António M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross scale ocean modeling; Estuaries; Eulerian Lagrangian methods; Finite elements; Plumes; Semi implicit time stepping

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CROSS-SCALE OCEAN MODELING; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN METHODS; SEMI-IMPLICIT TIME STEPPING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; BATHYMETRY; ELEVATION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SIMULATION;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 40149093364     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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