Modeling of nutation and precession: Effects of electromagnetic coupling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Buffett, B A ^a   Mathews, P M ^b   Herring, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core mantle coupling; Electrical conductivity; Geomagnetic field

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); COUPLING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE; NUTATION; PRECESSION;

EID: 0011061913     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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