The accuracy of finite element solutions of Stokes' flow with strongly varying viscosity

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 97, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 83-94

  Moresi, Louis ^a,b   Zhong, Shijie ^a   Gurnis, Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MANTLE; STOKES' FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030432216     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(96)03163-9     Document Type: Article

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