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Table 2.

Summary of the two-dimensional simulations.

Simulation L/Lstar τconv(a) (s) Nconv(b) ωconv(c) (μHz)
ref 1 8 × 105 565 1.25
boost1d1 101 3.6 × 105 375 2.78
boost1d2 102 1.7 × 105 450 5.88
boost1d4 104 3.5 × 104 530 28.57

Notes.

(a)

Convective turnover time. See Eq. (5) for its definition.

(b)

Number of convective turnover times covered by the simulation once a steady-state convection is reached.

(c)

Convective turnover frequency, defined as the inverse of the convective turnover time, 1/τconv.

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