Mechanics of inner core super-rotation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3401-3404

  Aurnou, J M ^a   Brito, D ^a   Olson, P L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AZIMUTHAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TORQUES; FLUID ANGULAR VELOCITY; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PEAK INTENSITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); TECTONICS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC TORQUES; INNER CORE SUPER ROTATION; THERMAL WINDS;

CORE (INNER); ROTATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030292122     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03258     Document Type: Article

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