Investigations into the applicability of adaptive finite element methods to two-dimensional infinite Prandtl number thermal and thermochemical convection

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Davies, D R ^a,b   Davies, J H ^a   Hassan, O ^b   Morgan, K ^b   Nithiarasu, P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Convection; Error estimation; Finite element methods; Geodynamics; Mantle

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649120116     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001470     Document Type: Article

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