The effect of anisotropic diffusivity on rotating magnetoconvection in the Earth's core

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 630-642

  Matsushima, Masaki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropic diffusivity; Earth's core; Magnetoconvection

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSIVITY; BOUNDARY SURFACES; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSIVE PROCESS; EARTH'S CORE; MAGNETIC ENERGIES; MAGNETOCONVECTION; ON DYNAMICS; PERIODIC BOUNDARIES; RIGID BOUNDARIES; ROTATING SYSTEMS; SMALL REGION; SMALL-SCALE FLOWS; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; THERMAL EDDY DIFFUSIVITY;

DIFFUSION; TENSORS;

ANISOTROPY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORE (PLANETARY); DIFFUSIVITY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; ROTATION;

EID: 84867212691     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929.2011.641959     Document Type: Article

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