Plume

The Plume material geometry is used to define a circular or plume-like blob with a composition that differs from the surrounding mantle and elevated temperature used to simulate a mantle plume head.

Initialization

EarthBox.MaterialGeometry.Plume.initialize! — Function

Initialize plume geometry.

Keyword arguments:

  • plume_radius::Float64:
    • Radius in meters of the mantle plume
  • plume_center_x::Float64:
    • x-coordinate in meters of the plume center
  • plume_center_y::Float64:
    • y-coordinate in meters of the plume center
  • plume_head_thick::Float64:
    • Thickness in meters of the plume head
  • delta_temperature_plume::Union{Float64, Nothing}:
    • Temperature difference of the plume relative to background mantle
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