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

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Figure 5.26. Mid-basin solutions <strong>for</strong> the 3-dimensional seiching problem using an<br />

ideal fluid and three different time steps (Δt) <strong>for</strong> the semi-implicit leapfrog scheme.<br />

The analytical solution is shown <strong>for</strong> comparison.<br />

5. Numerical Experiments 135

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