Energy flux determines magnetic field strength of planets and stars

Nature

Volumn 457, Issue 7226, 2009, Pages 167-169

  Christensen, Ulrich R ^a   Holzwarth, Volkmar ^a   Reiners, Ansgar ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EARTH; ENERGY FLUX; GEODYNAMO; JUPITER; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLANET;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DENSITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; STRENGTH; SUN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 58149328666     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07626     Document Type: Article

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