Boundary layer dynamics in planetary mantles: the effect of realistic rheology
Convection in rocky or icy planetary mantles controls the long-term evolution of the terrestrial planets and many of the moons in the solar system. The...
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Convection in rocky or icy planetary mantles controls the long-term evolution of the terrestrial planets and many of the moons in the solar system. The...
The discovery and partial characterisation of several thousand planets orbiting stars other than the Sun is probably the most exciting development in modern astrophysics. Observations indicate...
Ocean floor channels on slopes are the main conduits for particulate transfer from continents to oceans. Modern erosionally-confined systems form complicated geomorphologies, but their erosional...
Motivated by the Boxing Day 2015 floods, we aim to improve flood mitigation using active flood control given rainfall and river level data as well...
The origin of magnetism within planets and stars is of fundamental importance in the natural sciences. Magnetic fields of astrophysical bodies reveal a wealth of...
The recent discovery of particles erupted from seafloor volcanoes (see video link below) in marine sediment samples presents an exciting new approach to investigate the...
Convection within the Earth’s fluid core generates the planetary magnetic field; spatial and temporal variations of the geomagnetic field can thus be used to gain...
The Earth’s liquid core is a very remote place indeed – we know relatively very little about its structure and dynamics because direct observation is...
The turbulent behaviour of clouds is responsible for many of the uncertainties regarding the timing and intensity of precipitation in weather and climate models. One...
A proper understanding of how the geomagnetic field is generated in Earth’s liquid core, by the so-called geodynamo, remains one of the greatest outstanding problems...