TITLE:

Modeling Nonlinear Ocean Waves

DATE:

Friday, September 29th, 2017

TIME:

3:30 PM

LOCATION:

GMCS-314

SPEAKER:

Dr. Christopher Curtis, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

ABSTRACT:

The modelling of free surface and interfacial waves is of central concern in
a wide range of oceanographic and coastal engineering problems. To make the
simulation of these waves more tractable, a novel reformulation of the fundamental
modeling equations is presented. Via this framework, we are then able to develop
both direct computational and approximate analytic approaches which allow for the
modelling of a wide range of physical phenomena across several different scaling
regimes. These results include the modelling of free surfaces and interfaces in
stratified environments, in the presence of depth varying currents, over bathymetry,
and over ensembles of point vortices. Future directions, such as addressing the
incorporation of data into the modelling process, will also be discussed.

HOST:

Dr. Jose Castillo

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