Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling
Two approaches pertaining to modeling large-scale ocean circulation on unstructured meshes are described. Both use the finite-volume ideology, unstructured surface triangular mesh and geopotential vertical coordinate, and promise better numerical efficiency than P1–P1 finite element models. The firs...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:26016 2023-05-15T17:33:24+02:00 Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling Danilov, Sergey 2012-02-08 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/26016/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/26016/1/agrid.pdf http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1463500312000194 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.39016 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.39016.d001 unknown ELSEVIER SCI LTD https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/26016/1/agrid.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.39016.d001 Danilov, S. orcid:0000-0001-8098-182X (2012) Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling , Ocean Modelling, 47 , pp. 14-25 . doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004> , hdl:10013/epic.39016 EPIC3Ocean Modelling, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 47, pp. 14-25, ISSN: 1463-5003 Article isiRev 2012 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004 2021-12-24T15:35:36Z Two approaches pertaining to modeling large-scale ocean circulation on unstructured meshes are described. Both use the finite-volume ideology, unstructured surface triangular mesh and geopotential vertical coordinate, and promise better numerical efficiency than P1–P1 finite element models. The first one is formulated on median-dual control volumes for all variables and presents a finite-volume implementation of P1–P1 finite-element discretization (A-grid). The second one differs by the cell-centered placement of horizontal velocities (quasi-B-grid). Two practical tasks have to be solved to ensure their stable performance in long-term simulations. For triangular A-grids, it is the stabilization against pressure modes triggered by the stepwise bottom topography. The proposed solution preserves volume and tracers by introducing a composite representation for the horizontal velocity (with an elementwise- constant velocity correction). The quasi-B-grid setup is free of pressure modes but requires efficient filtering and dissipation in the momentum equation because of its too large velocity space. Implementations of momentum advection and viscosity that serve this goal are proposed. Both setups show stable performance and similar numerical efficiency, as exemplified by simulations of a baroclinic channel flow and circulation in the North Atlantic. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Ocean Modelling 47 14 25 |
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Two approaches pertaining to modeling large-scale ocean circulation on unstructured meshes are described. Both use the finite-volume ideology, unstructured surface triangular mesh and geopotential vertical coordinate, and promise better numerical efficiency than P1–P1 finite element models. The first one is formulated on median-dual control volumes for all variables and presents a finite-volume implementation of P1–P1 finite-element discretization (A-grid). The second one differs by the cell-centered placement of horizontal velocities (quasi-B-grid). Two practical tasks have to be solved to ensure their stable performance in long-term simulations. For triangular A-grids, it is the stabilization against pressure modes triggered by the stepwise bottom topography. The proposed solution preserves volume and tracers by introducing a composite representation for the horizontal velocity (with an elementwise- constant velocity correction). The quasi-B-grid setup is free of pressure modes but requires efficient filtering and dissipation in the momentum equation because of its too large velocity space. Implementations of momentum advection and viscosity that serve this goal are proposed. Both setups show stable performance and similar numerical efficiency, as exemplified by simulations of a baroclinic channel flow and circulation in the North Atlantic. |
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Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling |
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Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling |
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Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/26016/1/agrid.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.39016.d001 Danilov, S. orcid:0000-0001-8098-182X (2012) Two finite-volume unstructured mesh models for large-scale ocean modeling , Ocean Modelling, 47 , pp. 14-25 . doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.004> , hdl:10013/epic.39016 |
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