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Preface
Computational modeling has become an integral part of the planning,
design, and assessment of water resources projects in general, and river
hydraulics in particular. Most of the river ows and near coastal zones
belong to a class of ows known as shallow water ow. The governing
equations for such ows are hyperbolic in nature and require special
attention in terms of numerical modeling. The numerical schemes applied
to such ows must be capable of capturing shocks and be able to handle
wet/dry fronts. There is a vast amount of literature available that provides
in-depth reviews of modeling shallow water ows using the nite differ ...