• DocumentCode
    769762
  • Title

    A numerical journey to the Earth´s interior

  • Author

    King, Scott D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Earth & Atmos. Sci., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1995
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    Slow convection in the mantle of the Earth profoundly affects the crust. Geophysicists use finite-difference, finite-element, and spectral methods to model this highly viscous, complex fluid flow. The author discusses the Earth´s structure and composition, and how they relate to mantle convection
  • Keywords
    Earth; Earth mantle; convection; finite difference methods; finite element analysis; geophysical fluid dynamics; geophysics computing; spectral analysis; tectonics; composition; convection; finite-difference; finite-element method; mantle; spectral method; structure; viscous complex fluid flow; Biological system modeling; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluid dynamics; Geology; Humans; Laboratories; Material properties; Numerical models; Oceans;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computational Science & Engineering, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9924
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/99.414871
  • Filename
    414871
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=769762