Geodynamo theory and simulations

Reviews of Modern Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1081-1123

  Roberts, Paul H ^a   Glatzmaier, Gary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034336293     PISSN: 00346861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.72.1081     Document Type: Article

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