Thermal convection in rotating spherical shells: An experimental and numerical approach within GeoFlow

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 62, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 300-307

  Futterer, B ^a   Gellert, M ^b   von Larcher, Th ^a   Egbers, C ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; MICROGRAVITY; RAYLEIGH WAVES; TAYLOR SERIES;

COLUMBUS MODULES; SPHERICAL SHELLS; WOLLASTON SHEARING INTERFEROMETRY;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 38649112938     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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