Convection in Thin Shells of Icy Satellites: Effects of Latitudinal Surface Temperature Variations

We use three‐dimensional numerical experiments of thin shell convection to explore what effects an expected latitudinal variation in solar insolation may have on a convection. We find that a global flow pattern of upwelling equatorial regions and downwelling polar regions, linked to higher and lower...

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Published in:	Journal of geophysical research. Planets Vol. 124; no. 8; pp. 2029 - 2053
Main Authors:	Weller, Matthew B., Fuchs, Lukas, Becker, Thorsten W., Soderlund, Krista M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-08-2019
Subjects:	Boundary layers Convection Convection heating convection in thin shells Convective cells Deformation effects Downwelling Equator Equatorial regions Flow pattern geodynamics Heat Heat flow Heat transfer Heat transmission Ice Ice cover Icy satellites Latitude Luminosity Magnetic properties Mathematical analysis Mathematical models Numerical experiments Numerical models planetary interiors Polar environments Polar regions Robustness (mathematics) Satellites Stress state Sun Surface temperature Temperature Temperature dependence Temperature effects Temperature variations Thickness Thin walled shells Transport Upwelling Viscosity
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