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Mantle Convection in a 2D Spherical Shell

Authors:
Ana-Catalina Plesa

Keywords: mantle convection; 2D spherical code; performance; domain decomposition.

Abstract:
To get a closer look inside the planets and evaluate their mantle dynamics, numerical simulation of thermal convection has proved itself to be a powerful tool. In order to achieve a high resolution, to obtain faster results and to study a larger parameter range, the simulation of mantle convection in a two-dimensional spherical geometry is more efficient than a full three-dimensional spherical shell. In this work, we show the performance and results of a 2D version of GAIA, a mantle convection spherical code with strongly temperature dependent rheology.

Pages: 167 to 172

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: October 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3484

ISBN: 978-1-61208-161-8

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011