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Semi-discrete Active Flux method for two-dimensional hyperbolic systems with Coriolis source terms

Nikhil Manoj·Wasilij Barsukow·Christian Klingenberg
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We investigate the semi-discrete Active Flux numerical method on Cartesian grids applied to two-dimensional linear and nonlinear shallow water equations with Coriolis source terms. These hyperbolic systems admit non-trivial stationary solutions governed by a geostrophic equilibrium. In this setting, we analyze the stationarity-preserving properties of our semi-discrete Active Flux formulation. To do so for the linear system, we apply a discrete spatial Fourier transform to the semi-discrete method and analyze the resulting evolution matrix. We show that its discrete kernel is a non-trivial discretization of the geostrophic equilibrium, which implies that the method preserves a discrete geostrophic equilibrium state. This is an inherent feature of Active Flux and is achieved without any additional modifications. Numerical experiments confirm the method's ability to maintain geostrophic stationary states for the linear system. Additionally, we numerically investigate the performance of the Active Flux method for the nonlinear shallow water system.

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Nikhil Manoj, Wasilij Barsukow, Christian Klingenberg. 2026-09-23. Semi-discrete Active Flux method for two-dimensional hyperbolic systems with Coriolis source terms. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.27555

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