Publications

1. Pore-scale mushy layer modelling, F. Amiri and S.L. Butler,  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024; 983:A30. doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.150
2. Geophysical field schools at the University of Saskatchewan, Igor Morozov, Jim Merriam and Sam Butler, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysics Recorder.
3. Self-sustained deformable rotating liquid He cylinders: The pure normal fluid 3He and superfluid 4He cases, M. Pi, F. Ancilotto, M. Barranco, S.L. Butler and J. M Escartin, Physical Review B, 108, 054524, : https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.054524 or here for a local version, 2023.
4. Manufacturing an Exact Solution for 2D Thermochemical Mantle Convection Models, S.J. Trim, S.L. Butler, S.S.C. McAdam, and R.J. Spiteri, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010807,
5. Equilibrium shapes of two and three dimensional two-phase rotating fluid drops with surface tension: effects of inner drop displacemen, S.L. Butler, Physics of Fuids, 34, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0121208, or here Equilibrium shapes of two and three dimensional two-phase rotating fluid drops with surface tension: effects of inner drop displacement (usask.ca).
6. Simple formulas for pseudoposition for electrical resistivity and IP in vertical boreholes based on mean positions of the sensitivity, S.L. Butler, Geophysical Prospecting, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.13170.
7. Forward modeling of magnetotellurics using Comsol Multiphysics, Li, A., and S.L. Butler, Applied Computing in Geosciences, 12, 2021. (Open Source) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acags.2021.100073
8. Benchmarking multiphysics software for mantle convection, Trim S.J., S.L. Butler and R.J. Spiteri, Computers and Geosciences, 154, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2021.104797
9. Effects of ongoing melting and buoyancy on melt band evolution in a compacting porous layer, Z.E. Vestrum and S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 304, 2020, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031920119303589
10. Equilibrium shapes of two-phase rotating fluid drops with surface tension, S.L. Butler, Physics of Fluids, 32, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5134458
11. Improving mass conservation with the tracer ratio method: application to thermochemical mantle flows, S.J. Trim, J.P. Lowman and S.L. Butler, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008799.
12. On the determinability of all of the self- and mutual resistances in a grounded electrode array, S.L. Butler, Prospecting Geophysics, doi: 10.1111/1365-2478.12786, 2019.
13. Analysis of the moments of the sensitivity function for resistivity over a homogeneous half-space: rules of thumb for pseudoposition, offline sensitivity and resolution, S.L. Butler, Journal of Applied Geophysics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.06.005, 2017.
14. A simple method of image solution for a sphere of constant electrical potential in a conducting half-space: implications for the applied potential method, S.L. Butler, Geophysical Prospecting, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12506, 2017.
15. Shapes of rotating superfluid helium nanodroplets, C. Bernando et al., Physics Review B, 2017, 95, 064510.
16. Shear-induced porosity bands in a compacting porous medium with damage rheology, S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2017, 264, 7-17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2016.12.006.
17. Linear analysis of melt band formation in a mid-ocean ridge corner flow, D.J. Gebhardt and S.L. Butler, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1002/2016GL068688, 43, 2016. here for a local version.
18. The mean sensitivity depth of the electrical resistivity method, , S.L. Butler, Geophysical Prospecting, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12354, 2016. here for a local version
19. Forward modeling of geophysical electromagnetic methods using Comsol, , S.L. Butler, Z. Zhang, Computers and Geosciences, doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2015.11.004, Volume 87, 1-10, February 2016. here for a local version
20. Couette and Poiseuille Flows in a Low Viscosity Asthenosphere: Effects of Internal Heating Rate, Rayleigh Number, and Plate Representation , C Shiels and S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2015.07.002, 2015.
21. An analysis of errors caused by leakage currents and unintentional potential groundings in the electrical resistivity method , S.L. Butler, L. Pitka and R.J. Spiteri, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Volume 114, March 2015, Pages 251–258, doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2015.01.016, 2015.
22. Artificial tektites: an experimental technique for capturing the shapes of spinning drops, (Open Source) Kyle A. Baldwin, S.L. Butler, Richard J. A. Hill, vol. 5, 7660, Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/srep07660, 2015.
23. Numerical modeling of fluid and electrical currents through geometries based on synchrotron X-ray tomographic images of reservoir rocks using Avizo and COMSOL , M.B. Bird, S.L. Butler, C.D. Hawkes,T. Kotzer, vol. 73, 6-16, Computers and Geosciences, 2014.
24. 3-D laser images of splash-form tektites and their use in aerodynamic numerical simulations of tektite formation ,C. Samson, S. Butler, C. Fry, P.J.A. McCausland, R.K. Herd, O. Sharomi, R.J. Spiteri and M. Ralchenko, vol. 49, 740-749, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 2014.
25. Numerical Models of Shear-Induced Melt Band Formation with Anisotropic Matrix Viscosity, S. L. Butler, vol. 200-201, 28-36, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2012, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2012.03.011, here for a local version
26. Forward modeling of applied geophysics methods using Comsol and comparison with analytical and laboratory analog models, S. L. Butler and G. Sinha, Computers and Geosciences, vol. 42, 168-176, 2012.Link here for a local version.
27. Geochemical assessment of isolation performance during 10 years of CO2 EOR at Weyburn, Johson et al., Energy Procedia, vol 4, 3668-3666, 2011.
28. The shape distribution of splash-form tektites predicted by numerical simulations of rotating fluid drops, S. L. Butler, M. R. Stauffer, G. Sinha, A. Lilly and R. J. Spiteri, DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010005641, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, volume 667, 358-368, article 016602, 2011.
29. Effective transport rates and transport-induced melting and solidification in mushy layers, S.L. Butler, doi:10.1063/1.3541840, Physics of Fluids, volume 23, article 016602 2011.
30. The Shapes of Splash-Form Tektites: Their Geometrical Analysis, Classification and Mechanics of Formation , M.R. Stauffer and S.L. Butler, 10.1007/s11038-010-9359-y, Earth Moon and Planets, Volume 107, Issue 2 (2010), Page 169.
31. Porosity Localizing Instability in a Compacting Porous Layer in a Pure Shear Flow and the Evolution of Porosity Band Wavelength , S.L. Butler, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.06.004, Volume 182, Issues 1-2, September 2010, Pages 30-41, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors link here for a local version.
32. The Effects of Phase Boundary Induced Layering on the Earth's Thermal History , S.L. Butler, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04396.x, Geophysical Journal International, 179, 1330-1340, 2009.
33. The combined effects of continents and the 660 km depth endothermic phase boundary on the thermal regime in the mantle and here, G. Sinha and S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, DOI 10.1016/j.pepi.2009.02.003 Volume: 173 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 354-364 Published: APR 2009.
34. The effects of buoyancy on shear-induced melt bands in a compacting porous medium and here, S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, DOI 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.10.022. Volume: 173 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 51-59 Published: MAR 2009
35. On the origin and significance of subadiabatic temperature gradients in the mantle or here, G. Sinha and S.L. Butler, Journal of Geophysical Research, VOL. 112, B10406, doi:10.1029/2006JB004850, 2007.
36. Channels and melting in deformable porous media, S.L. Butler, Published in the preceedings of the COMSOL, Boston, 2007 conference.
37. A numerical investigation of the effects of compositional and thermal buoyancy on transient plumes in a porous layer, J.E. Milne and S.L. Butler, Journal of Porous Media, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2007.
38. Modelling the effects of internal heating in the core and lowermost mantle on the earth's magnetic history, S.O. Costin and S.L. Butler, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 157, 55-71, 2006
39. Numerical modelling of convection in a reactive porous medium with a mobile mush-liquid interface, S.L. Butler, H.E. Huppert and M.G. Worster, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 549, 99-129, 2006.
40. Numerical models of Earth's thermal history: Effects of inner-core solidification and core potassium , S.L. Butler, W.R. Peltier and S.O. Costin, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 152, 22-42, 2005.
41. Stresses induced in continental lithospheres by axisymmetric spherical convection, S.L. Butler and G.T. Jarvis, Geophysical Journal International, 157, 1359-1376, 2004.
42. The thermal evolution of the earth: models with time dependent layering of mantle convection which satisfy the Urey ratio constraint, S.L. Butler and W.R. Peltier, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, ESE 3-1, 2002.
43. On scaling relations in time dependent mantle convection and the heat transfer constraint on layering , S.L. Butler and W.R. Peltier, Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, Feb. 2000.
44. Scale invariance and the avalanche effect in mantle mixing, S.L. Butler and W.R. Peltier, in Scale Invariance and Beyond, Springer, pp. 147-157, 1998.
45. Internal thermal boundary layer stability in phase transition modulated convection, Samuel Butler and W.R. Peltier, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, Feb,1997.
46. The influence of phase transitions on mantle mixing and plate tectonics, W.R. Peltier, S. Butler and L.P. Solheim, in The Earth's Deep Interior, Gordon and Breach, pp. 405-430, 1995.