Title :
A numerical journey to the Earth´s interior
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Earth & Atmos. Sci., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Computational Science & Engineering, IEEE
