Core Dynamics

Treatise on Geophysics

Edited By

Peter Olson, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Core Dynamics is an account of the dynamics at the heart of our planet. The range of subjects reflects the breadth and the fast pace of research in core dynamics. Topics include structure and composition of the outer and inner core, energetics of the core, convection, rotation, flow and turbulence in the outer core, solidification of the inner core, dynamo theory and numerical dynamo models, magnetic polarity reversals, laboratory experiments on the core and the geodynamo and the interactions between the core and the other parts of the Earth.

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Paperback, 376 pages

Published: August 2009

Imprint: Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0-444-53457-6

1. Overview
2. Energetics of the Core
3. Theory of the Geodynamo
4. Large Scale Flow in the Core
5. Thermal and Compositional Convection in the Outer Core
6. Turbulence and Small-Scale Dynamics in the Outer Core
7. Rotational Dynamics of the Core
8. Numerical Dynamo Simulations
9. Magnetic Polarity Reversals in the Core
10. Inner Core Dynamics
11. Experiments on Core Dynamics
12. Core-Mantle Interactions
1. Overview
  Peter Olson
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2. Energetics of the Core
  Francis Nimmo
  University of California, Los Angeles, USA
3. Theory of the Geodynamo
  Paul Roberts
  University of California, Los Angeles, USA
4. Large Scale Flow in the Core
  Richard Holme
  University of Liverpool, UK
5. Thermal and Compositional Convection in the Outer Core
  Christopher A. Jones
  University of Leeds, UK
6. Turbulence and Small-Scale Dynamics in the Outer Core
  David E. Loper
  Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA
7. Rotational Dynamics of the Core
  Andreas Tilgner
  University of G ttingen, Germany
8. Numerical Dynamo Simulations
  Ulrich R. Christensen and Johannes Wicht
  Max Planck Institute for Solar Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
9. Magnetic Polarity Reversals in the Core
  Gary A. Glatzmaier and Robert S. Coe
  University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
10. Inner Core Dynamics
  Ikuro Sumita
  University of California, Berkeley, USA
  Michael I. Bergman
  Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
11. Experiments on Core Dynamics
  Philippe Cardin
  Universit Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
  Peter Olson
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
12. Core-Mantle Interactions
  Bruce A. Buffett
  The University of Chicago, Illinois, USA

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