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A comparison of Eulerian and Lagrangian methods for vertical particle transport in the water column
SINTEF Ocean AS, Trondheim, Norway
Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Ruben Kristiansen
Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Raymond Nepstad
SINTEF Ocean AS, Trondheim, Norway
Erik van Sebille
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Andy M. Booth
SINTEF Ocean AS, Trondheim, Norway
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Short summary
We describe and compare two common methods, Eulerian and Lagrangian models, used to simulate the vertical transport of material in the ocean. They both solve the same transport problems but use different approaches for representing the underlying equations on the computer. The main focus of our study is on the numerical accuracy of the two approaches. Our results should be useful for other researchers creating or using these types of transport models.
We describe and compare two common methods, Eulerian and Lagrangian models, used to simulate the...
