Effects of an outer thin stably stratified layer on planetary dynamos

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 179-190

  Stanley, Sabine ^a   Mohammadi, Aylia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core dynamics; Numerical dynamos; Planetary magnetic fields; Stable layer

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FARM BUILDINGS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MERCURY (METAL); SKIN EFFECT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

A-STABLE; AXISYMMETRIC; AXISYMMETRY; CORE DYNAMICS; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; NUMERICAL DYNAMOS; PLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; SKIN EFFECTS; STABLE LAYER; STRATIFIED LAYERS; SURFACE FIELDS; ZONAL FLOWS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CORE (PLANETARY); GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MERCURY (PLANET); NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY ROTATION; SATURN;

EID: 49749096762     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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