Kinematic dynamo action in a sphere with weak differential rotation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-80

  Gubbins, David ^a   Gibbons, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORSAR   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dynamo: theories and simulations; Geomagnetic excursions; Reversals: process, time scale, magnetostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 63049140187     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.04085.x     Document Type: Article

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