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A flexible z-layers approach for the accurate representation of free surface flows in a coastal ocean model (SHYFEM v. 7_5_71)
Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
Christian Ferrarin
Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
Marco Bajo
Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
Georg Umgiesser
Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
Klaipėda University, Marine Research Institute, H. Manto 84, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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We propose a discrete multilayer shallow water model based on z-layers which, thanks to the insertion and removal of surface layers, can deal with an arbitrarily large tidal oscillation independently of the vertical resolution. The algorithm is based on a two-step procedure used in numerical simulations with moving boundaries (grid movement followed by a grid topology change, that is, the insertion/removal of surface layers), which avoids the appearance of very thin surface layers.
We propose a discrete multilayer shallow water model based on z-layers which, thanks to the...
