Polarity reversals in geodynamo models with core evolution

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Driscoll, Peter ^a   Olson, Peter ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

core thermal history; geodynamo; magnetic superchrons; numerical dynamos; polarity reversals; tidal deceleration

Indexed keywords

CORE THERMAL HISTORY; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC SUPERCHRONS; NUMERICAL DYNAMOS; POLARITY REVERSALS; TIDAL DECELERATION;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; ROTATION;

DC GENERATORS;

GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MODELING; TIDAL CYCLE;

EID: 67349287044     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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