An Application of the Sinc-Collocation Method in Oceanography

Abstract

In this thesis, we explore the application of the Sinc-Collocation method to an oceanography model. The model of interest describes a wind-driven current with depth-dependent eddy viscosity and is formulated in two different systems; a complex-velocity system and a real-value coupled system. In general, the Sinc-based methods excel over other traditional numerical methods due to their exponentially decaying errors, rapid convergence and handling problems in the presence of singularities at end-points. In addition, the Sinc-Collocation approach that we utilize exploits first derivative interpolation, whose integration is less sensitive to numerical errors. We present several model problems to demonstrate the accuracy, and stability of the method. We compare the approximate solutions determined by the Sinc-Collocation technique with exact solutions and also with those obtained by the Sinc-Galerkin approach in earlier studies. Our findings indicate that the method we utilized outperforms those used in past studies.

Author Keywords: Boundary Value Problems, Eddy Viscosity, Oceanography, Sinc Numerical Methods, Wind-Driven Currents

    Item Description
    Type
    Contributors
    Creator (cre): Mohseniahouei, Yasaman
    Thesis advisor (ths): Abdella, Kenzu
    Thesis advisor (ths): Pollanen, Marco
    Degree committee member (dgc): Abdella, Kenzu
    Degree committee member (dgc): Pollanen, Marco
    Degree committee member (dgc): Cater, Bruce
    Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Date Issued
    2013
    Date (Unspecified)
    2013
    Place Published
    Peterborough, ON
    Language
    Extent
    153 pages
    Rights
    Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
    Subject (Topical)
    Local Identifier
    TC-OPET-10020
    Publisher
    Trent University
    Degree