Tidal dissipation and the strength of the Earths internal magnetic field

Nature

Volumn 468, Issue 7326, 2010, Pages 952-954

  Buffett, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; SHEAR; STRENGTH; TIDAL CURRENT; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL POWER;

EID: 78650410577     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09643     Document Type: Article

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