On the structure of small-scale motion in the core of the earth

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-76

  Davidson, P A ^a   Siso Nadal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropic turbulence; Core dynamics; Magnetohydrodynamics; Rotating fluids

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ANISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; CORE DYNAMICS; ROTATING FLUIDS;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ROTATION; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

GEOPHYSICS;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ROTATION; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; AZIMUTH; CORE (PLANETARY); EARTH STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0242586200     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920290018844     Document Type: Review

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