Stag3D: A code for modeling thermo-chemical multiphase convection in Earth's mantle

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1524-1527

  Tackley, P J ^a,b   Xie, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infinite Prandtl number; Mantle convection; Multigrid; Multiphase

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME CODE; INFINITE PRANDTL NUMBER; MANTLE CONVECTION; MULTI-GRID; MULTI-PHASE CONVECTION; MULTIPHASE; THERMO-CHEMICAL; VISCOSITY VARIATIONS;

EID: 80053437158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044046-0.50372-9     Document Type: Chapter

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