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The NATO ASI held in the Geophysical Institute, University of
Alaska Fairbanks, June 17-28, 1991 was, we believe, the first
attempt to bring together geoscientists from all the disciplines
related to the solar system where fluid flow is a fundamental
phenomenon. The various aspects of flow discussed at the meeting
ranged from the flow of ice in glaciers, through motion of the
solar wind, to the effects of flow in the Earth's mantle as seen in
surface phenomena. A major connecting theme is the role played by
convection. For a previous attempt to review the various ways in
which convection plays an important role in natural phenomena one
must go back to an early comprehensive study by 1. Wasiutynski in
"Astro physica Norvegica" vo1. 4, 1946. This work, little known now
perhaps, was a pioneering study. In understanding the evolution of
bodies of the solar system, from accretion to present-day
processes, ranging from interplanetary plasma to fluid cores, the
understanding of flow hydrodynamics is essentia1. From the large
scale in planetary atmospheres to geological processes, such as
those seen in magma chambers on the Earth, one is dealing with
thermal or chemical convection. Count Rumford, the founder of the
Royal Institution, studied thermal convection experimentally and
realized its practical importance in domestic contexts."
The NATO ASI held in the Geophysical Institute, University of
Alaska Fairbanks, June 17-28, 1991 was, we believe, the first
attempt to bring together geoscientists from all the disciplines
related to the solar system where fluid flow is a fundamental
phenomenon. The various aspects of flow discussed at the meeting
ranged from the flow of ice in glaciers, through motion of the
solar wind, to the effects of flow in the Earth's mantle as seen in
surface phenomena. A major connecting theme is the role played by
convection. For a previous attempt to review the various ways in
which convection plays an important role in natural phenomena one
must go back to an early comprehensive study by 1. Wasiutynski in
"Astro physica Norvegica" vo1. 4, 1946. This work, little known now
perhaps, was a pioneering study. In understanding the evolution of
bodies of the solar system, from accretion to present-day
processes, ranging from interplanetary plasma to fluid cores, the
understanding of flow hydrodynamics is essentia1. From the large
scale in planetary atmospheres to geological processes, such as
those seen in magma chambers on the Earth, one is dealing with
thermal or chemical convection. Count Rumford, the founder of the
Royal Institution, studied thermal convection experimentally and
realized its practical importance in domestic contexts."
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