Core precession: Flow structures and energy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 409-425

  Vanyo, J P ^a   Dunn, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; Earth's core; Fluid dynamics; Geomagnetism; Precession; Terrestrial heat

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETISM; HEAT FLOW; PRECESSION;

EID: 0033941084     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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