Convection Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Thermodynamics - Lecture 21

Comprehensive introduction to thermodynamics, covering temperature, heat transfer, and thermal properties. Explores key concepts like absolute zero, specific heat, and phase changes through detailed explanations and examples.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

Tropical Convection: A Half Century Quest for Understanding

Exploring tropical convection's role in global climate, from field expeditions to satellite observations, revealing advances in understanding cloud-circulation interactions and their impact on weather patterns.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Finite Volume Method for Convection and Diffusion - Discretization of Unsteady Convection Equation

Explore discretization techniques for unsteady convection equations, including CDS, UDS, Lax-Wendroff, and higher-order schemes like QUICK and Fromm.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather

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Gain new insight into the remarkable meteorological phenomena that surround us with this eye-opening course that probes these mysterious forces of nature.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

ICTP-SAIFR

The Importance of Phase Transitions in Mantle Convection on Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets

Explore how phase transitions drive mantle convection dynamics in Earth and terrestrial planets through advanced geophysical modeling and high-pressure mineral physics insights.

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• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Using Seismic Tomography and a Solid-Solid Phase Change at ~1 Mbar to Image Convection Currents Above the Earth's Core

Discover how seismic tomography reveals Earth's deep convection currents through high-pressure phase transitions near the core-mantle boundary.

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• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Solid-State Mantle Convection Coupled with a Crystallising Basal Magma Ocean

Explore how solid-state mantle convection interacts with crystallising basal magma oceans in Earth's deep interior through advanced geophysical modeling and high-pressure physics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

The Implications of Mantle Convection for the Landscape Evolution of South America

Explore how mantle convection processes shape South America's geological landscape evolution through advanced geophysical analysis and mineral physics applications.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Mobile Boundaries in Thermal Convection

Explore thermal convection dynamics and mobile boundary behaviors in fluid systems through advanced theoretical physics research.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Solutal Convection in Porous Media

Explore solutal convection in porous media, challenging conventional theories with experimental findings and numerical simulations to understand flux patterns and mixing processes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

The Role of Convection and Turbulence in Melting of Polar Ice-Shelves

Explores convection and turbulence in polar ice-shelf melting, discussing fluid dynamics of oceans and their impact on climate processes. Aimed at students, no prior background required.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Error Analysis of a Variational Multiscale Stabilization for Convection-Dominated Diffusion Equations in 2D

Análisis de error de estabilización multiescala variacional para ecuaciones de difusión dominadas por convección en 2D. Enfoque en métodos Petrov-Galerkin y correcciones de escala fina para problemas de perturbación singular.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Turbulent Convection at Very High Rayleigh Numbers and the Weakly Nonlinear Theory by Herring, Busse and Others

Explores turbulent convection at extreme Rayleigh numbers and weakly nonlinear theory, connecting quantum metrology to fundamental physics studies and promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration in fluid dynamics.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Marangoni Convection in Solutions - Alexander Nepomnyashchy

Explores Marangoni convection in solutions, discussing fluid dynamics, interfacial phenomena, and their applications in various scientific fields. Presents recent research findings and theoretical developments.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Earth Sciences, University of Liverpool

Geochemical and Geophysical Constraints on Global Mantle Convection Simulations

Explore geodynamic models to understand mantle processes, including Pb isotope cycling, Earth's heat budget, and seismically observed lower mantle features.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video