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physics.geo-ph2016★ 7 cited
Reversal and amplification of zonal flows by boundary enforced thermal wind
Wieland Dietrich, Thomas Gastine, Johannes Wicht
Zonal flows in rapidly-rotating celestial objects such as the Sun, gas or ice giants form in a variety of surface patterns and amplitudes. Whereas the differential rotation on the…
physics.geo-ph2015★ 3 cited
Effect of width, amplitude, and position of a core mantle boundary hot spot on core convection and dynamo action
Wieland Dietrich, Johannes Wicht, Kumiko Hori
Within the fluid iron cores of terrestrial planets, convection and the resulting generation of global magnetic fields are controlled by the overlying rocky mantle. The thermal stru…