Three-dimensional multifluid modeling of atmospheric electrodynamics in Mars' dynamo region

Three-dimensional modeling of ozone on Mars

Three-dimensional multifluid simulation of the plasma interaction at Titan

[1] Using a three-dimensional multifluid simulation, we demonstrate the importance of ion gyroradius and heavy ion effects when characterizing Titan’s plasma interaction with the Kronian magnetosphere. Ion gyroradius and heavy ion effects drastically change the mass loading and magnetic field draping at Titan. We find that the large ion gyroradius of picked up ionospheric species results in an ...

Three-dimensional multifluid simulations of ionospheric loss at Mars from nominal solar wind conditions to magnetic cloud events

[1] Three-dimensional multifluid simulations of the solar wind interaction with a magnetized Mars are used to determine both the effect of the crustal magnetic field on ionospheric loss rate and the ionospheric loss rate as a function of solar wind conditions. Ionospheric losses on the order of 10 O2 + ions per second are found for quiet solar wind conditions. This is of the same order as that ...

Three Dimensional Modeling of Hot Jupiter Atmospheric Flows

We present a three dimensional hot Jupiter model, extending from 200 bar to 1 mbar, using the Intermediate General Circulation Model from the University of Reading. Our horizontal spectral resolution is T31 (equivalent to a grid of 48×96), with 33 logarithmically spaced vertical levels. A simplified (Newtonian) scheme is employed for the radiative forcing. We adopt a physical set up nearly iden...

A Three-dimensional Spherical Nonlinear Interface Dynamo

A fully three-dimensional, nonlinear, time-dependent spherical interface dynamo is investigated using a finite-element method based on the three-dimensional tetrahedralization of the spherical system. The spherical interface dynamo model consists of four zones: an electrically conducting and uniformly rotating core, a thin differentially rotating tachocline, a uniformly rotating turbulent conve...