A formalism for the inversion of geomagnetic data for core motions with diffusion

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 193-206

  Gubbins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE; DIFFUSION; FLUID MOTION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; INVERSION;

EID: 0030405042     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9201(96)03187-1     Document Type: Article

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