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Core Stratification

Core stratification is a geophysical process in planetary core dynamics wherein distinct compositional and thermal layers form within the core due to density variations, resulting in a stable, horizontally layered structure that inhibits convective mixing.

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Melting-induced stratification above the Earth’s inner core due to convective translation

Thierry Alboussière, Renaud Deguen, Mickaël Melzani · Nature · 2010 · 248 citations · Full text

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Outer-core compositional stratification from observed core wave speed profiles

George Helffrich, Satoshi Kaneshima · Nature · 2010 · 207 citations

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Geomagnetic fluctuations reveal stable stratification at the top of the Earth’s core

B. A. Buffett · Nature · 2014 · 195 citations

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Observational constraints on the chemical and thermal structure of the Earth's deep interior

G. Masters · Geophysical Journal International · 1979 · 193 citations · Full text

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Compositional convection and stratification of Earth's core

David R. Fearn, David E. Loper · Nature · 1981 · 157 citations

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Authors

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  1. PO
    Peter Olson

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    6 publications · 256 citations

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  2. SK
    Satoshi Kaneshima

    Kyushu University, Japan

    4 publications · 345 citations

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  3. ML
    Maylis Landeau

    Institut de physique du globe de Paris, France

    4 publications · 192 citations

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  4. BA
    B. A. Buffett

    Planetary Science Institute, United States

    4 publications · 524 citations

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  5. RD
    Renaud Deguen

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    3 publications · 348 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    884 citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    581 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    685 citations

  5. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    372 citations

  6. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    508 citations

  7. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    391 citations

  8. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    274 citations

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  1. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

    12 publications · 562 citations

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    7 publications · 301 citations

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 6 publications · 469 citations

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  4. Nature

    4 publications · 807 citations

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    3 publications · 91 citations

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