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PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS
Volume 246, Issue -, Pages 52-71Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2015.07.001
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Core dynamics; Convection; Turbulence; Dynamo theory
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- US National Science Foundation (CSEDI award) [1067944]
- US National Science Foundation (AST award) [1067944]
- German Science Foundation [STE1976/1-2]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [1067944] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [1320991] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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An accurate description of turbulent core convection is necessary in order to build robust models of planetary core processes. Towards this end, we focus here on the physics of rapidly rotating convection. In particular, we present a closely coupled suite of advanced asymptotically-reduced theoretical models, efficient Cartesian direct numerical simulations (DNS) and laboratory experiments. Good convergence is demonstrated between these three approaches, showing that a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics appears to be within reach in our simplified rotating convection system. The goal of this paper is to review these findings, and to discuss their possible implications for planetary cores dynamics. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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