Triangulated finite difference methods for global-scale electromagnetic induction simulations of whole mantle electrical heterogeneity

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Weiss, C J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TENSORS;

CARTESIAN MESH; CARTESIANS; DATA SETS; DISCRETIZATIONS; EARTH MANTLE; EQUATION SOLUTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELDS; KEY COMPONENT; MANTLE HETEROGENEITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESH NODES; NODE DENSITY; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; RADIAL DIRECTION; SPHERICAL GEOMETRIES; SPHERICAL SHELL; STAGGERED GRID; TENSOR PRODUCTS; TEST MODELS; THERMALLY ACTIVATED;

SPHERES;

ALGORITHM; CONTINENTAL INTERIOR; DATA SET; EARTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 78649500130     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003283     Document Type: Article

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