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This chapter introduces the reader to the modelling of layered flows in one-dimensional applications including a simple flooding algorithm. Practical exercises address a variety of processes including shallow-water surface waves, tsunamis and interfacial waves in a multi-layer fluid.
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Kämpf, J. (2009). Long Waves in a Channel. In: Ocean Modelling for Beginners. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00820-7_4
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