Non-axisymmetric shear layers in precessing fluid ellipsoidal shells

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 629-636

  Tilgner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earth's core; Fluid dynamics; Numerical techniques

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); EARTH ROTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

EID: 0032891787     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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