Characterization of experimental dynamos

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-58

  Peffley, Nicholas L ^a   Goumilevski, Alexei G ^b   Cawthrone, A B ^a   Lathrop, Daniel P ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b Dynaflow Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamos; Experiments; Liquid sodium; Rotating convection

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE CONVECTION; ROTATING FLUID;

EID: 0033923840     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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