Linear theory of compressible convection in rapidly rotating spherical shells, using the anelastic approximation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 634, Issue , 2009, Pages 291-319

  Jones, C A ^a   Kuzanyan, K M ^a   Mitchell, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT FLUX; PRANDTL NUMBER; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ANELASTIC APPROXIMATIONS; ASYMPTOTIC THEORIES; AZIMUTHAL WAVENUMBERS; BOUSSINESQ CONVECTION; BOUSSINESQ PROBLEM; LOW PRANDTL NUMBER; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ONSET OF CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SYMMETRY;

EID: 70349781064     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007253     Document Type: Article

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