Constructive Approach of the Solution of Riemann Problem for Shallow Water Equations with Topography and Vegetation

Abstract

We investigate the Riemann Problem for a shallow water model with porosity and terrain data. Based on recent results on the local existence, we build the solution in the large settings (the magnitude of the jump in the initial data is not supposed to be “small enough”). One di culty for the extended solution arises from the double degeneracy of the hyperbolic system describing the model. Another di culty is given by the fact that the construction of the solution assumes solving an equation which has no global solution. Finally, we present some cases to illustrate the existence and non-existence of the solution.

Keywords

• hyperbolic nonconservative law
• dam-break
• elementary waves
• composite waves
• primary 35l02
• secondary 35l67, 35q92