Advances in Geocomputing [Paperback]

                                                                                                                                  

Geocomputing can simulate geodynamics, crustal dynamics, earthquakes, tsunami and rock physics.

I. First steps towards modeling a multi-scale earth system, 1. Introduction, 2. Multiscale Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 3. Mathematical Formulation II. 3D Mesh Generation in Geocomputing, 1. Introduction, 2. Goemetrical Modeling, 3. Hexahedral Mesh Generation, 4. Tetrahedral Mesh Generation, 5. Conclusions III. Strategies for Preconditioning Methods of Parellel Iterative Solver for Finite-Element Applications in Geophysics, 1. Background, 2. Various Approaches for Parallel Preconditioning Methods in III-Conditioned Probelms, 3. Examples: Contact Problems, 4. Examples: Linear Elastic Problems with Heterogeneous Material Properties, 5. Concluding Remarks, 6. Appendix 1 Parallel Iterative Solvers in GeoFEM IV. Algorithms for Optimizing Rheology and Loading Forces in Finite Element Models for Lithospheric Deformation, 1. Introduction, 2. Methodology, 3. A Plate Flexural Model, 4. A Three-Dimensional Viscous Model of Lithospheric Deformation, 5. Discussions and Conclusions V. Mantle Dynamics - A Case Study, 1. Introduction, 2. Physics of Mantle Convection: Basic Equations, 3. Case Study in Global Models of the Earth's Mantle VI. The ESyS_ParticllL