Time-dependency of tangentially geostrophic core surface motions

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 293-311

  Jackson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B splines; Core surface motions; Lorentz forces; Toroidal and poloidal vectors

Indexed keywords

CORE SURFACE MOTION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOSTROPHIC FORCE; LORENZ FORCE;

EID: 0031420953     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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