Magneto-inertial waves in a rotating sphere

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 135-151

  Schmitt, D ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Alfv n waves; Magneto inertial waves; Numerical simulation; Spherical couette flow

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL WAVENUMBERS; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; GRENOBLE; INERTIAL WAVES; LIQUID SODIUM; N-WAVES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ROTATING FLUIDS; ROTATING SPHERES; SPHERICAL COUETTE FLOW; SPHERICAL GEOMETRIES;

FLOW SIMULATION; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOS; ROTATION; SODIUM; SPHERES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COUETTE FLOW; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROTATING FLUID; SPHERE;

EID: 77951018349     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920903439746     Document Type: Article

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