Numerical Modeling of Magnetohydrodynamic Convection in a Rapidly Rotating Spherical Shell: Weak and Strong Field Dynamo Action

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-81

  Kuang, Weijia ^a,c   Bloxham, Jeremy ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Dynamo processes; Geomagnetism; Magnetohydrodynamics; Rotating fluid

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; BUOYANCY; GEOMAGNETISM; HEAT CONVECTION; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SPHERES;

BOUSSINESQ FLUIDS; BUOYANCY FORCES; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE FLOW; DYNAMO ACTION; DYNAMO PROCESS; INNER CORE BOUNDARY; ROTATING FLUIDS; SPHERICAL SHELL; STRONG FIELD;

NUMERICAL MODELS;

EID: 0343403187     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1999.6274     Document Type: Article

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