A novel modeling approach using arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method for the flow simulation in unconfined aquifers

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-94

  Jin, Yulan ^a   Holzbecher, Ekkehard ^a   Sauter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) method; Dupuit assumption; Free surface problem; Groundwater flow simulation; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN EULERIAN METHOD; DUPUIT ASSUMPTION; FREE SURFACE PROBLEMS; GROUND WATER TABLE; MODEL COMPLEXES; REFERENCE DOMAINS; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; FLOW SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FREE SURFACE FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE; FLOW MODELING;

EID: 84886511105     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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