The alpha-effect in rotating convection: Size matters

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 594, Issue , 2008, Pages 445-461

  Hughes, David W ^a   Cattaneo, Fausto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION;

MEAN-FIELD ELECTRODYNAMICS; ROTATING CONVECTION;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 37448999853     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007009214     Document Type: Article

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