The influence of thermo-compositional boundary conditions on convection and dynamos in a rotating spherical shell

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 196-197, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-48

  Hori, K ^a   Wicht, J ^a   Christensen, U R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geodynamo; Magnetoconvection; Martian dynamo; Rotating convection; Secular cooling; Thermal boundary condition

Indexed keywords

DYNAMO SIMULATION; FLUX CONDITIONS; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; INTERNAL SOURCE; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; LOWER BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MAGNETOCONVECTION; NONMAGNETICS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; ROTATING CONVECTION; SOURCE DISTRIBUTION; SPHERICAL SHELL; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DC GENERATORS; HEAT FLUX; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 84857946393     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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