Kinematic dynamo action in a sphere. I Effects of differential rotation and meridional circulation on solutions with axial dipole symmetry

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 456, Issue 1998, 2000, Pages 1333-1353

  Gubbins, David ^a   Barber, C N ^a   Gibbons, S ^a   Love, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue problems; Geomagnetism; Kinematic dynamos

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746394109     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0565     Document Type: Article

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