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A Semi-Implicit, Three-Dimensional Model for Estuarine ... - USGS

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100 A <strong>Semi</strong>-<strong>Implicit</strong>, <strong>Three</strong>-<strong>Dimensional</strong> <strong>Model</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Estuarine</strong> Circulation<br />

AMPLITUDE ERROR, IN PERCENT ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR, IN PERCENT<br />

10<br />

9<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

-5<br />

-10<br />

Δ x, IN FEET x 1,000<br />

1 iteration<br />

2 iterations<br />

5 iterations<br />

-15<br />

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />

Figure 5.4. Error measures using the two-level semi-implicit scheme on the hydrograph test problem.<br />

Δt = 5 minutes <strong>for</strong> all simulations. Δt is the size of the computational time interval. Δx is the size of the<br />

computational space interval.

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