The Effects of Rotation Rate on Deep Convection in Giant Planets with Small Solid Cores
arXiv:astro-ph/0607584 · doi:10.1016/j.pss.2006.07.008
Abstract
We study how the pattern of thermal convection and differential rotation in the interior of a giant gaseous planet is affected by the presence of a small solid core as a function of the planetary rotation rate. We show, using 2D anelastic, hydrodynamic simulations, that the presence of a small solid core results in significantly different flow structure relative to that of a fully convective interior only if there is little or no planetary rotation.
12 pages, 3 figures