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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741199603321

Titolo

Computational Challenges in the Geosciences / / edited by Clint Dawson, Margot Gerritsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

9781461474340

1461474345

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 167 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, , 2198-3224 ; ; 156

Disciplina

550.113

Soggetti

Mathematical physics

Climatology

Geophysics

Mathematical Physics

Climate Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This volume is based on the workshop 'Societally Relevant Computing' held at the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA) at the University of Minnesota, April 11-15, 2010"--P. v.

"ISSN: 0940-6573."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Physical and Computational Issues in the Numerical Modeling of Ocean Circulation, R.L. Higdon -- Modeling Hazardous, Free-Surface Geophysical Flows with Depth-Averaged Hyperbolic Systems and Adaptive Numerical Methods, D.L. George -- Real-Time Forecasting and Visualization of Hurricane Waves and Storm Surge using SWAN+ADCIRC and FigureGen, J.C. Dietrich, C.N. Dawson, J.M. Proft, M.T. Howard, G. Wells, J.G. Fleming, R.A. Luettich, Jr., J.J. Westerink, Z. Cobell, M. Vitse, H. Lander, B.O. Blanton, C.M. Szpilka, J.H. Atkinson -- Methane in Surbsurface: Mathematical  Modeling and Computational Challenges, M. Peszynska -- Fast Algorithms for Bayesian Inversion, S. Ambikasaran, A. K. Saibaba, E.F. Darve and P.K. Kitanidis -- Modeling Spatial and Structural Uncertainty in the Subsurface , M. Gerritsen and J. Caers.

Sommario/riassunto

Computational Challenges in the Geosciences addresses a cross-



section of grand challenge problems arising in geoscience applications, including groundwater and petroleum reservoir simulation, hurricane storm surge, oceanography, volcanic eruptions and landslides, and tsunamis.  Each of these applications gives rise to complex physical and mathematical models spanning multiple space-time scales, which can only be studied through computer simulation.  The data required by the models is often highly uncertain, and the numerical solution of the models requires sophisticated algorithms which are mathematically accurate, computationally efficient and yet must preserve basic physical properties of the models.  This volume summarizes current methodologies and future research challenges in this broad and important field. .