Dynamo properties of the turbulent velocity field of a saturated dynamo

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 621, Issue , 2009, Pages 205-214

  Cattaneo, Fausto ^a   Tobias, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; TRANSPIRATION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

DYNAMO SYSTEM; INDUCTION EQUATIONS; KINEMATIC DYNAMO; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NONLINEAR SATURATION; PASSIVE VECTORS; TURBULENT VELOCITY FIELDS; VELOCITY FIELD;

INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

GEODYNAMO; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; SATURATION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 65649102320     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004990     Document Type: Article

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