Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1847-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1847-2019
Model description paper
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10 May 2019
Model description paper |  | 10 May 2019

OceanMesh2D 1.0: MATLAB-based software for two-dimensional unstructured mesh generation in coastal ocean modeling

Keith J. Roberts, William J. Pringle, and Joannes J. Westerink

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Computer simulations can be used to reproduce the dynamics of the ocean near the coast. These simulations often use a mesh of triangles to represent the domain since they can be orientated and disparately sized in such a way to accurately fit the coastline shape. This paper describes a software package (OceanMesh2D v1.0) that has been developed in order to automatically and objectively design triangular meshes based on geospatial data inputs that represent the coastline and ocean depths.
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