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Malevsky, A.V., Yuen, D.A. and Weyer, L.M. (1992). Viscosity and thermal fields associated with strongly chaotic non-Newtonian thermal convection. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/91GL03181. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We have investigated the thermomechanical structure in strongly chaotic non-Newtonian thermal convection for both base-heated and internally-heated systems. Temperature can build up in stagnant regions and a non-Newtonian mantle can tolerate less internal-heating. Viscosity fields of strongly chaotic regime show a granular structure. The horizontal spectra of viscosity fluctuations obey a power-law and yield a fractal dimension of 1.6 to 1.8 for the isoviscosity lines, providing evidence for two-dimensional turbulence. Long wavelength viscosity variations are smoothed out by the turbulent non-Newtonian flows. ¿American Geophysical Union 1992 |
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Keywords
Tectonophysics, Dynamics of the lithosphere and mantle, Tectonophysics, Rheology of the lithosphere and mantle |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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