The global characteristics of the three-dimensional thermal convection inside a spherical shell

The Rayleigh number-Nusselt number, and the Rayleigh number-thermal boundary layer thickness relationships are determined for the three-dimensional convection in a spherical shell of constant physical parameters. Several models are considered with Rayleigh numbers ranging from 1.1...

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Main Author: J. Arkani-Hamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1997-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/4/19/1997/npg-4-19-1997.pdf