Core surface flow modelling from high-resolution secular variation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 518-528

  Holme, R ^a   Olsen, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Core flow modelling; Geomagnetic secular variation; Length of day variation

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLAR VORTEX; SECULAR VARIATION;

EID: 33745598382     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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