Another look at the core density deficit of Earth's outer core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-27

  Hirst, I L ^a   Carter, D A ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical model of outer core; Core density deficit; Solidus temperature; Thermal pressure

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; EQUATION OF STATE; IRON; OUTER CORE;

EID: 0036325869     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(02)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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