Thermal and magnetic evolution of the Earth's core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 127-143

  Labrosse, Stéphane ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Earth's core; Inner core; Magnetic evolution; Thermal evolution

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE (PLANETARY); HEAT FLOW; INNER CORE; MAGNETIC FIELD; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0344287179     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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