Reversals of a large-scale field generated over a turbulent background

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 106, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 468-492

  Gallet, B ^a   Herault, J ^a   Laroche, C ^a   Petrelis F ^a   Fauve, S ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Convection; Dynamo; Reversals; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

KOLMOGOROV FLOW; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; PERIODIC FORCING; REVERSALS; TURBULENT THERMAL CONVECTION;

DC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HEAT CONVECTION; TURBULENCE;

INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

CONVECTION; GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84863817789     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929.2011.648629     Document Type: Article

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