2012 Geodynamo Developer Meeting
Presentations from the Geodynamo Developer Meeting, held in Boulder, Colorado, October 8-10, 2012. Agenda focused on strategic goals needed for improvement of current geodynamo codes, and development of possible 2nd generation geodynamo codes.
- Enabling CIG geomagnetic data assimulation... Weijia Kuang
- Enabling CIG geomagnetic data assimilation: Data assimilation algorithm, Framework structure and Current Progress/Near Future Development.
- Structure of the Leeds Dynamo Code - Ashley Willis
- Governing equations and description of structure/definitions of the Leeds Dynamo Code
- Computational Challenges for Modeling the Solar Dynamo - Mark Miesch
- Examples and summary of issues facing solar dynamo modeling. Comes with an associated video file "Cheung et al" for slide 19
- Computational Challenges for Modeling the Solar Dynamo Video File - Cheung
- Video file
- Approximation of the MHD equations in heterogeneous domains with Lagrange finite elements - Guermond
- Background equations and demonstration visualization.
- A Software Strategy for Pseudospectral Methods at Petascale - Clune
- Background information and implementation strategy for SpF (Spectral Framework).
- Anelastic Dynamos and Giant Planet Magnetic Fields - Jones
- Description of Jupiter dynamo model and associated background equations.
- 3D Spherical Convective Dynamo Models (a history of....) - Glatzmaier
- Quick survey of historical models - their uses, underlying methods, advantages and disadvantages.
- Numerical Simulation of Double Diffusive Convection in Oceans, Stars and Planetary Interiors - Stellmach
- Description and dynamics of double-diffusive instabilities in stable stratified systems.
- Science Goals for Numerical Methods - Buffett
- Survey of science goals in geodynamo modeling, and related computational challenges.
- Implicit Turbulence Modeling - Margolin
- Implicit Turbulence Method - Description of methodology, advantages and background theory/calculations.