A stabilization algorithm for geodynamic numerical simulations with a free surface

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 12-20

  Kaus, Boris J P ^a,b   Mühlhaus, Hans ^c   May, Dave A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational geodynamics; Free surface; Lithospheric deformation; Numerical modelling; Rheology; Stress state

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DIFFERENCE; DISCRETIZATIONS; FE FORMULATION; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; FREE SURFACE MODELS; FREE SURFACES; FREE-SLIP; GEODYNAMIC PROCESS; LITHOSPHERIC DEFORMATION; LOW DENSITY; MODEL DOMAINS; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIES; STABILIZATION ALGORITHMS; STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; STOKES EQUATIONS; STRESS STATE; SURFACE PROCESS; SURFACE TRACTIONS; TEMPERATURE FIELD; TIME DEPENDENT SIMULATION; TIME STEP; TIME-STEPPING; UPPER BOUNDARY; WEAK FORM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEODYNAMICS; RHEOLOGY; STABILIZATION; VISCOSITY;

SURFACES;

ADVECTION; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY; STABILIZATION; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 77953286614     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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