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An adaptive finite element water column model using the Mellor-Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure scheme

Hanert, E., Deleersnijder, E. and Legat, V. (2006) An adaptive finite element water column model using the Mellor-Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure scheme. Ocean Modelling, 12 (1-2). pp. 205-223.

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Abstract/Summary

A one-dimensional water column model using the Mellor and Yamada level 2.5 parameterization of vertical turbulent fluxes is presented. The model equations are discretized with a mixed finite element scheme. Details of the finite element discrete equations are given and adaptive mesh refinement strategies are presented. The refinement criterion is an "a posteriori" error estimator based on stratification, shear and distance to surface. The model performances are assessed by studying the stress driven penetration of a turbulent layer into a stratified fluid. This example illustrates the ability of the presented model to follow some internal structures of the flow and paves the way for truly generalized vertical coordinates. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:Article
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Statistics
ID Code:4997
Uncontrolled Keywords:Mellor and Yamada turbulence closure finite elements adaptivity mixed layer deepening POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATION STRATIFIED OCEANIC FLOWS PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS CIRCULATION MODEL PART I FLUID APPROXIMATIONS LAYER

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