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Inner Core Solidification

Inner Core Solidification is a geophysical process denoting the gradual crystallization of the Earth's inner core from the solidification of molten iron–nickel alloy in the planetary core, driven by thermal and compositional differentiation.

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Stability of the body-centred-cubic phase of iron in the Earth's inner core

A. B. Belonoshko, Rajeev Ahuja, Börje Johansson · Nature · 2003 · 239 citations

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Estimates of heat flow in the deep mantle based on the power requirements for the geodynamo

B. A. Buffett · Geophysical Research Letters · 2002 · 222 citations · Full text

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Bottom-up control of geomagnetic secular variation by the Earth’s inner core

Julien Aubert, Christopher C. Finlay, Alexandre Fournier · Nature · 2013 · 197 citations

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Measurements of electric anisotropy due to solidification texturing and the implications for the Earth's inner core

Michael I. Bergman · Nature · 1997 · 186 citations

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Forced nutations of the Earth: Influence of inner core dynamics: 2. Numerical results and comparisons

P. M. Mathews, B. A. Buffett, T. A. Herring et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1991 · 179 citations

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Authors

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  1. MI
    Michael I. Bergman

    Bard College at Simon's Rock, United States

    5 publications · 332 citations

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  2. AD
    Arwen Deuss

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 356 citations

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  3. VF
    Vernon F. Cormier

    University of Connecticut, United States

    5 publications · 202 citations

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  4. BA
    B. A. Buffett

    Planetary Science Institute, United States

    5 publications · 785 citations

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  5. YO
    Yasuo Ohishi

    Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Japan

    3 publications · 232 citations

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Institutions

137

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    757 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    363 citations

  4. Bard College at Simon's Rock

    Great Barrington, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    585 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    365 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    637 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    930 citations

  8. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    928 citations

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  1. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

    15 publications · 529 citations

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    14 publications · 993 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    12 publications · 848 citations

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  4. Nature

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 7 publications · 541 citations

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