Asymptotic and numerical solutions of the initial value problem in rotating planetary fluid cores

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-192

  Liao, X ^a   Zhang, K ^b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core, outer core and inner core; Dynamo: theories and simulations; Earth rotation variations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ROTATION; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; NUMERICAL METHOD; OUTER CORE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; ROTATING FLUID;

EID: 73049083377     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04421.x     Document Type: Article

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