The axial dipole strength and flow in the outer core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 188, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 235-246

  Whaler, K A ^a   Holme, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core surface flow; Decadal length of day variations; Geomagnetic intensity

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DIPOLE; CORE FLOW; CORE SURFACE FLOWS; DECADAL LENGTH-OF-DAY VARIATIONS; DIPOLE STRENGTHS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FIELD MODEL; FIELD STRENGTHS; FLOW CALCULATIONS; GEODETIC DATA; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETIC INTENSITY; GEOMAGNETIC MODEL; GEOMAGNETIC SECULAR VARIATION; NONUNIQUENESS; PRIORI INFORMATION; TIME INTERVAL;

GEODESY;

GEOMAGNETISM;

FLOW STRUCTURE; GEODETIC DATUM; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTER CORE;

EID: 82455212907     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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