The effect of thermal boundary conditions on dynamos driven by internal heating

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 85-97

  Hori, K ^a   Wicht, J ^a   Christensen, U R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inner core; Internal heating; MHD dynamo; Paleo magnetic field; Thermal boundary condition

Indexed keywords

INNER CORE; INTERNAL HEATING; MHD DYNAMO; PALEO-MAGNETIC FIELD; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

DC GENERATORS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; EARTH; GEODYNAMO; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; INNER CORE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MARS; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION;

EID: 77956184674     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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