On the backus effect - I

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 701-703

  Khokhlov, A ^a   Hulot, G ^b   Le Mouel, J L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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

Author keywords

Backus effect; Geomagnetic field; Inverse problem; Planetology

Indexed keywords

BACKUS EFFECT; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; INVERSE PROBLEM; PLANETOLOGY;

EID: 0031461648     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01864.x     Document Type: Article

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