An easy and efficient combination of the Mixed Finite Element Method and the Method of Lines for the resolution of Richards' Equation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1122-1126

  Fahs, Marwan ^a   Younes, Anis ^a   Lehmann, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Mass lumping; Method Of Lines; Mixed Hybrid Finite Element Method; ODE DAE time integrator; Richards' Equation; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

MASS LUMPING; METHOD OF LINES; MIXED HYBRID FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ODE/DAE TIME INTEGRATOR; RICHARDS' EQUATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

INTEGRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RICHARDS EQUATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 67349209896     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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