Geodynamo: A matter of boundaries
Abstract
The use of more realistic parameters in numerical geodynamo simulations tends to generate less Earth-like magnetic fields. This paradox could be resolved by considering uniform heat flux instead of uniform temperature at the core's surface.
- Publication:
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Nature Geoscience
- Pub Date:
- November 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1038/ngeo673
- Bibcode:
- 2009NatGe...2..741B