Nonlinear shear-current dynamo and magnetic helicity transport in sheared turbulence

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 537-557

  Rogachevskii, Igor ^a   Kleeorin, Nathan ^a   Liverts, Edik ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Magnetic helicity transport; Nonlinear shear current dynamo; Sheared turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

DYNAMO EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC HELICITY TRANSPORT; NONLINEAR SHEAR-CURRENT DYNAMO; SHEARED TURBULENT FLOW;

TURBULENCE;

DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ASTROPHYSICS; GEODYNAMO; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONLINEARITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33751290884     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920601004248     Document Type: Article

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