Models of magnetic field generation in partly stable planetary cores: Applications to Mercury and Saturn

Icarus

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-34

  Christensen, Ulrich R ^a   Wicht, Johannes ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Mercury; Saturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149103332     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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