Comparison of the finite difference and Galerkin methods as applied to the solution of the hydrodynamic equations

DOI10.1016/0307-904X(83)90076-8zbMath0519.76017MaRDI QIDQ1054552

J. Blot

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Applied Mathematical Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear; three-dimensional; homogeneous sea; sigma coordinates; wind induced flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

86A05: Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography

76B15: Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction

65N30: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

65N06: Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

76M99: Basic methods in fluid mechanics

65N22: Numerical solution of discretized equations for boundary value problems involving PDEs