A simple model of high Prandtl and high Rayleigh number convection bounded by thin low-viscosity layers

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 160-167

  Busse, Friedrich H ^a   Richards, M A ^b   Lenardic, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low viscosity layer; Mantle convection

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MANTLE CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33645964982     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02836.x     Document Type: Article

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