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physics.geo-ph2017★ 1 cited
Strong field, scale separated, ultra low viscosity dynamos
Andrey Sheyko, Christopher Finlay, Jean Favre +1
The mechanism by which the Earth's magnetic field is generated is thought to be thermal convection in the metallic liquid iron core. Computational considerations previously restric…
physics.geo-ph2014★ 43 cited
Hydromagnetic quasi-geostrophic modes in rapidly rotating planetary cores
Elisabeth Canet, Chris Finlay, Alexandre Fournier
The core of a terrestrial-type planet consists of a spherical shell of rapidly rotating, electrically conducting, fluid. Such a body supports two distinct classes of quasi-geostrop…