Dynamo action in Christopherson hexagonal flow

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 277-293

  Zheligovsky, V A ^a   Galloway, D J ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexagonal flow; Kinematic dynamo; Zero helicity

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0032447239     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929808245477     Document Type: Article

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