Geomagnetic fluctuations reveal stable stratification at the top of the Earth's core

Nature

Volumn 507, Issue 7493, 2014, Pages 484-487

  Buffett, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CORIOLIS FORCE; EARTH; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HEAT FLOW; STRATIFICATION; TORSION; ZONAL FLOW;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGY; GRAVITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 84897406389     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13122     Document Type: Article

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