Potential magnetic field and potential vorticity in magnetohydrodynamics

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Hide, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geomagnetism; Magnetohydrodynamics; Potential magnetic field; Potential vorticity

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; VORTICITY;

EID: 0029749159     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06529.x     Document Type: Article

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