Numerical method for geodynamo simulations based on Fourier expansion in longitude and finite difference in meridional plane

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 164, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 208-220

  Oishi, Yusuke ^a   Sakuraba, Ataru ^a   Hamano, Yozo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Geodynamo; Magnetohydrodynamics; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRAG; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GEODYNAMO; LEGENDRE TRANSFORM; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 34548661945     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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