Dynamo tests for stratification below the core-mantle boundary

2017/07/23 by Peter Olson, Maylis Landeau, Evan Reynolds · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2017.07.003

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• Preliminary reference Earth model
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• Changes in earth’s dipole
• The properties of iron under core conditions from first principles calculations
• On the resolution of density within the Earth

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