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Progress in hydrodynamic modeling, review of U.S. contributions, 1979‐1982
Author(s) -
Lynch Daniel R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i003p00741
Subject(s) - computer science , numerical models , management science , mathematical model , numerical modeling , data science , class (philosophy) , operations research , industrial engineering , computer simulation , mathematics , simulation , geology , geophysics , artificial intelligence , engineering , statistics
The use of numerical models in hydrodynamic investigations has been expanding for some time. The conventional demands exerted by scientific investigators have been supplemented, particularly during the 1970's, by expanded public environmental concern which in turn has generated increasingly complex hydrodynamic problems. Concurrently, advances in computer science have made numerical models more and more accessible, and a class of model users has emerged which is distinct from the model‐makers. We presently enjoy a significant array of packaged models intended for various hydrodynamic uses with more or less sophisticated user interfaces, and anticipate the development and distribution of increasingly complex models. This review is concerned with the fundamental algebraic/numerical algorithms which form the basis of hydrodynamic models, and which will ultimately determine their accuracy and cost‐effectiveness.