A systematic numerical study of the tidal instability in a rotating triaxial ellipsoid

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Cebron D ^a   Le Bars, M ^a   Leontini, J ^b   Maubert, P ^a   Le Gal, P ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element numerical simulations; Planetary cores; Tidal elliptical instability; Tides

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TIDES;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FINITE ELEMENT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; MODE SELECTION; NONLINEAR EVOLUTIONS; PLANETARY CORES; TIDAL DISSIPATION; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CORE (PLANETARY); EARTH ROTATION; EARTH TIDE; ELLIPSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 77956187356     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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