Dynamo in asymmetric square convection

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 461-479

  Demircan, A ^a   Seehafer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convection; Dynamo; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATION;

CORIOLIS FORCES; LORENTZ FORCES; NONLINEAR DYNAMOS; OSCILLATING SQUARES;

DC GENERATORS;

DC GENERATORS; HEAT CONVECTION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATION;

CONVECTION; CORIOLIS FORCE; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; ROTATION; SYMMETRY;

EID: 0346597026     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309192021000036987     Document Type: Article

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