Articles | Volume 17, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4115-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4115-2024
Development and technical paper
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21 May 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 21 May 2024

Benchmarking the accuracy of higher-order particle methods in geodynamic models of transient flow

Rene Gassmöller, Juliane Dannberg, Wolfgang Bangerth, Elbridge Gerry Puckett, and Cedric Thieulot

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Benchmarking the accuracy of higher order particle methods in geodynamic models of transient flow: Data Rene Gassmöller https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10805269

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Numerical models that use simulated particles are a powerful tool for investigating flow in the interior of the Earth, but the accuracy of these models is not fully understood. Here we present two new benchmarks that allow measurement of model accuracy. We then document that better accuracy matters for applications like convection beneath an oceanic plate. Our benchmarks and methods are freely available to help the community develop better models.