A numerical study on magnetic polarity transition in an MHD dynamo model

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 665-673

  Takahashi, Futoshi ^a   Matsushima, Masaki ^a   Honkura, Yoshimori ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advection; Dynamo; Magnetic polarity transition; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTER CORE;

EID: 34547981109     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352729     Document Type: Article

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