The 1969 geomagnetic impulse and spin-up of the Earth's liquid core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 181-194

  Davis, R G ^a   Whaler, K A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core mantle; Jerk signal; Poloidal magnetic field; Third order impulse

Indexed keywords

CORE; GEOMAGNETIC IMPULSE; JERK SIGNAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLOIDAL;

EID: 0031411294     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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