Dynamos with weakly convecting outer layers: Implications for core-mantle boundary interaction

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-407

  Sreenivasan, Binod ^a   Gubbins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core mantle interaction; Earth's core; Geodynamo; Heat sink

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

CORE-MANTLE INTERACTION; DYNAMO ACTION; EARTH'S CORE; GEODYNAMO; HEAT SINK;

DC GENERATORS;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; CORE (PLANETARY); CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEODYNAMO; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 41249097000     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920801900047     Document Type: Article

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