A new computational framework for multi-scale ocean modelling based on adapting unstructured meshes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1003-1015

  Piggott, M D ^a   Gorman, G J ^a   Pain, C C ^a   Allison, P A ^a   Candy, A S ^a   Martin, B T ^a   Wells, M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Anisotropic; Finite element; Multi scale; Ocean modelling; Unstructured mesh

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MESH GENERATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION;

NON-HYDROSTATIC DYNAMICS; OCEAN MODELLING; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MESH GENERATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 40749116884     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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