Preferential axisymmetric field growth in kinematic geodynamo models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Livermore, Philip W ^a   Jackson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric magnetic fields; Geodynamo; Kinematic dynamos

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DYNAMO MECHANISM; FLUID MOTION; INDUCTIVE PROCESSES; SELF-EXCITATION;

KINEMATICS;

GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SYMMETRY;

EID: 14044261102     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021397     Document Type: Article

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