The explicit scalar equations of infinitesimal elastic-gravitational motion in the rotating, slightly elliptical fluid outer core of the Earth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 831-837

  Huang, Cheng Li ^a   Dehant, Veronique ^b   Liao, Xin Hao ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Displacement field; Elastic gravitational excitation; Fluid outer core; Motion equation

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTER CORE;

EID: 2542548122     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02238.x     Document Type: Article

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