Rotating parametric instability in early Earth

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 101, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 507-520

  Aldridge, Keith ^a   Baker, Ross ^a   Mcmillan, David ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geodynamo; Inner core paradox; Relative paleointensity; Rotational parametric instability

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STRAIN;

RELATIVE PALEOINTENSITY; ROTATING PARAMETRIC INSTABILITY;

GEOPHYSICS;

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STRAIN;

DEFORMATION; EARTH ROTATION; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; OUTER CORE; PARAMETERIZATION; STRAIN;

EID: 37049018221     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920701562046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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