Automatic improvement of unstructured grids for coastal simulations

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1028-1032

  Fortunato, A B ^a   Bruneau, N ^a   Azevedo, A ^a   Araujo M A V C ^b   Oliveira, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Grid generation; Portuguese shelf; Tidal model

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STABILIZATION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84856211747     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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