Scalar and vector spherical harmonic spectral equations of rotating magnetohydrodynamics

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 955-974

  Ivers, D J ^a   Phillips, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamo: theories and simulation; Non lineard ifferential equations; Numerical approximations and analysis; Planetary interiors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINENTAL INTERIOR; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMETRY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VECTOR;

EID: 57049083669     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03944.x     Document Type: Article

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