Linear Magnetoconvection In A Rotating Spherical Shell, Incorporating A Finitely Conducting Inner Core

Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 205-227

  Longbottom, A W ^a   Jones, C A ^a   Hollerbach, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth's core; magnetoconvection

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE (OUTER); GEODYNAMO; ROTATING SPHERICAL SHELL;

EID: 0029478462     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929508228955     Document Type: Article

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