Authors: Hajduk, Hennes
Kuzmin, Dmitri
Aizinger, Vadym
Title: Bathymetry reconstruction using inverse shallow water models: Finite element discretization and regularization
Language (ISO): en
Abstract: In the present paper, we use modified shallow water equations (SWE) to reconstruct the bottom topography (also called bathymetry) of a flow domain without resorting to traditional inverse modeling techniques such as adjoint methods. The discretization in space is performed using a piecewise linear discontinuous Galerkin (DG) approximation of the free surface elevation and (linear) continuous finite elements for the bathymetry. Our approach guarantees compatibility of the discrete forward and inverse problems: for a given DG solution of the forward SWE problem, the underlying continuous bathymetry can be recovered exactly. To ensure well-posedness of the modified SWE and reduce sensitivity of the results to noisy data, a regularization term is added to the equation for the water height. A numerical study is performed to demonstrate the ability of the proposed method to recover bathymetry in a robust and accurate manner.
Subject Headings: Bathymetry reconstruction
shallow water equations
continuous/ discontinuous Galerkin method
inverse problem
Subject Headings (RSWK): Bathymetrie
Galerkin-Methode
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2003/36876
http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-18875
Issue Date: 2018-04
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