The inner core as a dynamic viscometer

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 71-79

  Smylie, D E ^a   McMillan, D G ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Inner core; Viscometer

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); INNER CORE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0033963116     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00088-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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