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Peter Olson

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140

Publications

10.1K

Citations

59

H-Index

1979

Active since

Affiliations

Johns Hopkins University(Current)

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Planetary Science Institute

Institut de physique du globe de Paris

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Peter Olson is an author at Johns Hopkins University specializing in engineering, geophysics, and earth science.

Top concepts

EngineeringGeophysicsEarth ScienceTectonicsPhysicsGeologyMagnetohydrodynamicsSolar ConvectionSpace WeatherEarth System Science

Publications per year

1979–2024

140

Publications

140

A benchmark comparison for mantle convection codes

B. Blankenbach, F. H. Busse, Ulrich R. Christensen et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 1989 · 303 citations

Numerical modeling of the geodynamo: Mechanisms of field generation and equilibration

Peter Olson, Ulrich R. Christensen, Gary A. Glatzmaier · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 302 citations · Full text

Geophysics, Engineering, Magnetic Flux Bundles +15

Mantle plumes control magnetic reversal frequency

Roger L. Larson, Peter Olson · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1991 · 296 citations

Geophysics, Engineering, Mantle Dynamic +4

An experimental study of subduction and slab migration

C. R. Kincaid, Peter Olson · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1987 · 287 citations

Slab Migration, Morphotectonics, Engineering +13

Dipole moment scaling for convection-driven planetary dynamos

Peter Olson, Ulrich R. Christensen · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2006 · 280 citations

Solar Convection, Dipole Moment, Planetary Magnetosphere

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