Narrow-scale flow and a weak field by the top of Earth's core: Evidence from Ørsted, Magsat, and secular variation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Voorhies, C V ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Core field; Core flow; Geomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SECULAR VARIATION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

BISMARCK SEA; MANUS BASIN; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 2542487560     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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