Diffusive magnetic images of upwelling patterns in the core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Olson, Peter ^a   Sumita, Ikuro ^a   Aurnou, Jonathan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core flow; Earth's core; Geodynamo; Geodynamo models; Geomagnetic secular variation

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE (PLANETARY); IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD; OUTER CORE; UPWELLING;

EID: 18144451630     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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