Computer Generated Spyral Model of Geodynamo Used for Benchmark Codes (IMAGE)

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Computer Generated Spyral Model of Geodynamo Used for Benchmark Codes

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This image and related research data, one of numerous projects being shared and stored using SeedMe.org, shows a simple model of geodynamo used for benchmark codes. The view is northward from Earth's center towards one of the poles, and the cones show convective flow (light green to dark green with increasing velocity) in a spiraling form caused by rotation of earth. The shells of various colors depict temperature, increasing from the outer boundary towards the interior.

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Amit Chourasia, UC San Diego; Ashley Willis, University of Sheffield; Maggie Avery, UC San Diego; Chris Davies, UC San Diego/University of Leeds; Catherine Constable, UC San Diego; David Gubbins, University of Leeds.

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