Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-25

  Danilov, S ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite volumes; Large scale ocean circulation; Unstructured meshes

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CONTROL VOLUMES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE VOLUME; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; GEOPOTENTIALS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; LONG TERM SIMULATION; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NORTH ATLANTIC; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEAN MODELING; PRESSURE MODES; TRIANGULAR MESHES; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; VERTICAL COORDINATES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MESH GENERATION;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CHANNEL FLOW; CIRCULATION MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COORDINATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GEOPOTENTIAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84857398797     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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