Rotating convective turbulence in moderate to high Prandtl number fluids

• Published in: Geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics Vol. 117; no. 6; pp. 397 - 436
• Main Authors: Abbate, Jewel A., Aurnou, Jonathan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.11.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Baroclinic flow; Chemical diffusion; Convection; Core flow; Earth core; Flow velocity; Fluid flow; Fluids; Geophysical fluids; Heat transfer; Lava; Liquid metals; Magma; Magma chambers; Material properties; Oceans; Planetary atmospheres; Planetary cores; Prandtl number; Rayleigh-Bénard; rotating convection; Rotating fluids; Rotation; Scaling; Silicates; Thermal diffusion; Torque; Turbulence; Turbulent flow; Working fluids

Rotating convective turbulence is ubiquitously found across geophysical settings, such as surface and subsurface oceans, planetary atmospheres, molten metal planetary cores, magma chambers, magma oceans, and basal magma oceans. Depending on the thermal and material properties of the system, buoyant...