A simple model of convection in the terrestrial planets

DOI10.1080/03091928508219272zbMATH Open0585.76136OpenAlexW2032560145WikidataQ114640468 ScholiaQ114640468MaRDI QIDQ3712005FDOQ3712005

Authors A. C. Fowler

Publication date 1985

Published in Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/03091928508219272

zbMATH Keywords

scalingfluidmantle convectionconstant viscosityconvection zonesolid-state convectionthe Earthterrestrial planetsconvection of a meltmantle ofNewtonian viscouspolycrystalline rocksside-wall plumessolid mantles ofstagnant lidthe terrestrial planets

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Seismology (including tsunami modeling), earthquakes (86A15) Diffusion and convection (76R99)

Cites work

• Convection in the earth's mantle: towards a numerical simulation
• Fast Thermoviscous Convection
• Fast viscous bénard convection
• Finite amplitude convective cells and continental drift
• Further thoughts on convective heat transport in a variable-viscosity fluid
• Onset of convection in a variable-viscosity fluid
• The effects of a strongly temperature-dependent viscosity on slow flow past a hot sphere

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