Expressions for the dissipation driven by convection in the Earth's core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 145-158

  Lister, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection; Dissipation; Earth's core

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE (PLANETARY); DISSIPATION; ENERGY BUDGET;

EID: 0345012074     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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