A mixed finite-element discretisation of the shallow-water equations

Abstract This paper introduces a mixed finite-element shallow-water model on the sphere. The mixed finite-element approach is used as it has been shown to be both accurate and highly scalable for parallel architecture. Key features of the model are an iterated semi-implicit time-stepping scheme, a finite-volume transport scheme, and the cubed sphere grid. The model is tested on a number of standard spherical shallow-water test cases. Results show that the model produces similar results to other shallow-water models in the literature.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
A mixed finite-element discretisation of the shallow-water equations ; volume:16 ; number:4 ; year:2023 ; pages:1265-1276 ; extent:12
Geoscientific model development ; 16, Heft 4 (2023), 1265-1276 (gesamt 12)

Creator
Kent, James
Melvin, Thomas
Wimmer, Golo Albert

DOI
10.5194/gmd-16-1265-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023033006392047269477
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Melvin, Thomas
  • Wimmer, Golo Albert

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