Is low Rayleigh number convection possible in the Earth's core?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 9-1-9-3

  Busse, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; EARTH (PLANET); HEAT CONVECTION;

CORIOLIS FORCE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL BUOYANCY;

GEOPHYSICS;

BUOYANCY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORE (PLANETARY); CORIOLIS FORCE; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0036555027     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014597     Document Type: Article

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9. The strength and efficiency of thermal and compositional convection in the Earth's core