Electromagnetic core-mantle coupling and paleomagnetic reversal paths

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2705-2708

  Aurnou, J M ^a   Buttles, J L ^a   Neumann, G A ^a   Olson, P L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TORQUE; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

EARTH MANTLE;

EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM;

CORE/MANTLE COUPLING; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GEOMAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

CONDUCTIVITY VARIATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC CORE; ELECTROMAGNETIC TORQUES; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; LOWER MANTLE; POLARITY REVERSAL;

EID: 0030235856     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02377     Document Type: Article

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