Gross thermodynamics of two-component core convection

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1407-1414

  Gubbins, David ^a   Alfè, Dario ^b,d   Masters, Guy ^c   Price, G David ^b   Gillan, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth's core; Geodynamo; Inner core; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONVECTION; CORE (PLANETARY); DENSITY; GEODYNAMO; INNER CITY AREA; OUTER CORE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3142680950     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02219.x     Document Type: Article

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