Comparison of the anelastic approximation with fully compressible equations for linear magnetoconvection and magnetic buoyancy

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-563

  Berkoff, N A ^a   Kersale E ^a   Tobias, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anelastic; Compressible; Convection; Magnetic buoyancy

Indexed keywords

ADIABATICITY; ANELASTIC; ANELASTIC APPROXIMATIONS; ASTROPHYSICAL FLOWS; COMPRESSIBLE; CONVECTION; CORNELL UNIVERSITY; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; FLUID LAYER; LINEAR PROBLEMS; MAGNETIC BUOYANCY; MAGNETOCONVECTION;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

BUOYANCY;

ANELASTICITY; BUOYANCY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVECTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LINEARITY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 78449263783     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929.2010.521747     Document Type: Article

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