Dynamo action in a uniform ambient field

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 47-68

  Sarson, G R ^a   Jones, C A ^a   Zhang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamo; Magnetoconvective; Uniform ambient field

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MANTLE CONVECTION;

EID: 0033601883     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00145-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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