A multiscale algorithm for simulating spatially-extended Langmuir circulation dynamics

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 271, Issue , 2014, Pages 131-150

  Malecha, Ziemowit ^a,b   Chini, Greg ^b,c   Julien, Keith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Langmuir circulation; Multiple scale asymptotic analysis; Multiscale simulation; Ocean submesoscale

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE WAVES;

CONVECTIVE FLOW; EXTENDED DYNAMICS; LANGMUIR CIRCULATIONS; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; MULTIPLE SCALE ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSE; MULTIPLE SCALE ASYMPTOTICS; MULTISCALE ALGORITHMS; OCEAN SUBMESOSCALE; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901261615     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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