Numerical modelling of the geodynamo: A systematic parameter study

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 393-409

  Christensen, U ^a   Olson, P ^b   Glatzmaier, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamo theory; Earth's core; Geomagnetic field; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0032732709     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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