Numerical experimentation is a valuable tool in environmental fluid dynamics research. Often, however, it is difficult to verify the accuracy with which a numerical code represents a given phenomenon. Under certain simplifying assumptions, a numerical model and a physical model can both be arranged to simulate a particular phenomenon. In such a case, the data from the physical laboratory model can be taken as "truth" and used to verify the behavior of the numerical model. This is one way to achieve a more accurate and robust numerical model.
One manner in which this will be achieved is through the application of inverse modeling techniques. For more information, see, for example, the inverse ocean modeling website. Inverse methods combine oceanic observations with theoretical models of environmental fluid dynamics. The methods lead to (Bennett, 1992):
Inverse methods are generally used to combine planetary-scale, real-world environmental observations with theoretical models of environmental flows. In our laboratory we will be using physical laboratory data in place of the large-scale, real-world observations. Thus, we will perform inverse modeling on numerical models that have been scaled down to the size of the physical laboratory models. This novel approach provides a unique opportunity for performing inverse modeling on environmental fluid dynamics codes.
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