Implication of kinematic dynamo studies for the geodynamo

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-91

  Gubbins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamo: Theories and simulations; Geomagnetic excursions; Reversals: Process, time scale, magnetostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOROIDAL FIELD;

EID: 41249085492     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03707.x     Document Type: Article

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