The effect of hyperviscosity on geodynamo models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2869-2872

  Zhang, K ^a   Jones, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EARTH LIKE GEODYNAMO MODELS; HYPERVISCOSITY;

GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

CONVECTION; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HYPERVISCOSITY;

CONVECTION MODEL; DYNAMO MODELS; EKMAN NUMBERS; GEODYNAMO MODELS; HYPERVISCOSITY; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0031278043     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02955     Document Type: Article

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