Constraining electromagnetic core-mantle coupling

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 161-177

  Wicht, J ^a   Jault, D ^b  

^a Institut fur Geophysik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic core mantle coupling; Length of day

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; COUPLING; DAY LENGTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033601888     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00172-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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