Effect of the inner core on the numerical solution of the magnetohydrodynamic dynamo

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 105-121

  Sakuraba, Ataru ^a   Kono, Masaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archean; Inner core; Magnetohydrodynamic dynamo

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033601886     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00150-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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