Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-1087-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-1087-2014
Method article
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18 Nov 2014
Method article |  | 18 Nov 2014

Using the level set method in geodynamical modeling of multi-material flows and Earth's free surface

B. Hillebrand, C. Thieulot, T. Geenen, A. P. van den Berg, and W. Spakman

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Our paper demonstrates that the level set method is a viable method for material tracking in multi-material flow models. The different benchmarks illustate several advantages that the level set method provides over tracer-based methods. We therefore conclude that the level set method is well suited for geodynamical modeling.