Impact of inner core rotation on outer core flow: The role of outer core viscosity

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 372-389

  Guo, J Y ^a   Mathews, P M ^b   Zhang, Z X ^a   Ning, J S ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Inner core rotation; Inner core wobble; Outer core flow; Super rotations; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; INNER CORE; OUTER CORE; PLANETARY ROTATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 5144232801     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02416.x     Document Type: Article

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