Br_surf_l80_st1ns_hr2_1024x640.mp4 (22.06 MB)
Magnetic field at the surface of a numerical simulation of Earth's core
Version 2 2014-07-18, 14:17
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posted on 2014-07-18, 14:12 authored by Nathanael SchaefferNathanael SchaefferThe parameter for this simulations, performed with the XSHELLS spherical code are not so extreme, but it has run for a very long time:
Ek = 1e-6, Ra = 1.2e12, Pm = 0.2, Pr = 1.
Also Rm=640 and Re=3200.
The radial magnetic field at the surface of the conducting and convecting liquid is shown. It is truncated at spherical harmonic degree 84 before being rendered with matlplotlib.
