1*46696af2SBarry Smith# Semi-Lagrangian Solves using the Method of Characteristics 2*46696af2SBarry Smith 3*46696af2SBarry Smith`Characteristic` objects are used to manage parallel Semi-Lagrangian methods (method of characteristics) for structured mesh (`DMDA`) problems 4*46696af2SBarry Smithin PDE-based simulations. 5*46696af2SBarry Smith 6*46696af2SBarry Smith 7