Local-area simulations of rotating compressible convection and associated mean flowsThe dynamics of compressible convection within a curved local segment of a rotating spherical shell are considered in relation to the turbulent redistribution of angular momentum within the solar convection zone. Current supercomputers permit fully turbulent flows to be considered within the restricted geometry of local area models. By considering motions in a curvilinear geometry in which the Coriolos parameters vary with latitude, Rossby waves which couple with the turbulent convection are thought of as being possible. Simulations of rotating convection are presented in such a curved local segment of a spherical shell using a newly developed, sixth-order accurate code based on compact finite differences.
Document ID
19960014161
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hurlburt, Neal E. (Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Brummell, N. H. (Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophysics Boulder, CO., United States)
Toomre, Juri (Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophysics Boulder, CO., United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Proceedings of 4th SOHO on Helioseismology. Volume 2: Posters