The initial temporal evolution of a feedback dynamo for Mercury

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-429

  Heyner, D ^a   Schmitt, D ^b   Wicht, J ^b   Glassmeier, K H ^c   Korth, H ^a   Motschmann, U ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamo; Magnetic field; Magnetosphere; Mercury

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE COMPONENT; DYNAMO; DYNAMO MODELS; EXTERNAL FIELDS; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; MAGNETOPAUSE CURRENT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PLANET MERCURY; STATIONARY SOLUTIONS; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FEEDBACK; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MERCURY (METAL);

INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MERCURY (PLANET); PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 77954452244     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091921003776839     Document Type: Article

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