The dynamics and excitation of torsional waves in geodynamo simulations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 724-735

  Teed, R J ^a   Jones, C A ^a   Tobias, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamo: theories and simulations; Earth rotation variations; Rapid time variations

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; CHOICE OF PARAMETERS; DYNAMO: THEORIES AND SIMULATIONS; EARTH ROTATION VARIATIONS; GEODYNAMO SIMULATIONS; MAGNETOSTROPHIC BALANCE; RAPID TIME VARIATIONS; TORSIONAL OSCILLATION;

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; LORENTZ FORCE;

ROTATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORIOLIS FORCE; GEODYNAMO; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TORSION; TRAVEL TIME; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84892456707     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt432     Document Type: Article

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