A new generation of convection-driven spherical dynamos using EBE finite element method

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 251-265

  Chan, Kit H ^a   Zhang, Keke ^b   Li, Ligang ^c   Liao, Xinhao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Convection; Finite element method; Planetary dynamo

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MULTI-LAYERED SPHERICAL DYNAMO; NONLINEAR SPHERICAL DYNAMO; PLANETARY DYNAMO;

DC GENERATORS;

BENCHMARKING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 34547873886     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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