Effects of the Librationally Induced Flow in Mercury’s Fluid Core with an Outer Stably Stratified Layer

Effects of the Librationally Induced Flow in Mercury’s Fluid Core with an Outer Stably Stratified Layer

Observational constraints on Mercury’s thermal evolution and magnetic field indicate that the top part of the fluid core is stably stratified. Here we compute how a stable layer affects the core flow in response to Mercury’s main 88 day longitudinal libration, assuming various degrees of stratificat...

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Main Authors: Fleur Seuren, Santiago A. Triana, Jérémy Rekier, Ankit Barik, Tim Van Hoolst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Mercury (planet)
Libration
Astrophysical fluid dynamics
Internal waves
Magnetic fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acee77

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