2012 Geodynamo Developer Meeting

Boulder, Colorado

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.

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