SEADASER — a general purpose finite element program for coastal sea current and dispersion

Abstract

A general purpose finite element program SEADASER is presented in this paper to solve current and dispersion problems at coastal sea. The basic equations of the SEADASER are divided into two models, i.e., one layer model and two layer model. The method of solution is classified into three types of analyses, i.e., steady analysis, quasi-steady analysis and unsteady analysis. The program SEADASER has already been applied to many engineering designs in the planning of ports and harbours in Japan.