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Core Dynamos

Core Dynamo is a geophysical process model that generates planetary magnetic fields through the convective motion of electrically conducting fluids within a rotating planetary core, thereby distinguishing it from alternative magnetic field generation mechanisms by its reliance on rotational and magnetohydrodynamic effects.

291

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419

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238

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2017–2026

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Geodynamos

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Publications

291

Dynamo action by differential rotation in a stably stratified stellar interior

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 985 citations · Full text

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A three-dimensional convective dynamo solution with rotating and finitely conducting inner core and mantle

Gary A. Glatzmaier, Paul Roberts · Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors · 1995 · 658 citations

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Dynamo action by differential rotation in a stably stratified stellar interior

H. C. Spruit · Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) · 2001 · 532 citations · Full text

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Geodynamo theory and simulations

Paul Roberts, Gary A. Glatzmaier · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2000 · 349 citations

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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 · 311 citations · Full text

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Authors

419

  1. PO
    Peter Olson

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  2. DG
    David Gubbins

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 931 citations

    14

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  3. UR
    Ulrich R. Christensen

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  4. JW
    Johannes Wicht

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    12 publications · 835 citations

    12

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  5. PR
    Paul Roberts

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    12 publications · 1.8K citations

    12

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Institutions

238

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    31 h-index

    83 publications

    5.5K citations

  2. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    31 h-index

    83 publications

    7.7K citations

  3. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    43 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    3K citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    51 publications

    4.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 48 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

    25 publications · 1.1K citations

    21

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    24 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

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  4. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

    22 publications · 1.8K citations

    16

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 13 publications · 1K citations

    13

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