The influence of degree-1 mantle heterogeneity on the past dynamo of Mars

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-79

  Amit, Hagay ^a   Christensen, Ulrich R ^b   Langlais, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary heat flux; Dynamo; Hemispheric dichotomy; Magnetic field; Mantle heterogeneity; Mars

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DYNAMO; HEMISPHERIC DICHOTOMY; MANTLE HETEROGENEITY; MARS;

HEAT FLUX; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANETS;

DC GENERATORS;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEODYNAMO; HEAT FLUX; HETEROGENEITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE; MARS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 80955158652     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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