The evolution of the core-surface flow over the last seven thousands years

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Wardinski, Ingo ^a   Korte, M ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA INVERSION; DATA QUALITY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MODELING; OUTER CORE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SECULAR VARIATION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 55349102369     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005024     Document Type: Article

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