The role of rotation in the evolution of dynamo-generated magnetic fields in Super Earths

Icarus

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-102

  Zuluaga, Jorge I ^a   Cuartas, Pablo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Interiors; Magnetic fields; Thermal histories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455178774     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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