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Growth of the inner core in the mean-field dynamo model

Fluid Dynamics 2016-11-29 v1

Abstract

Application of Parker's dynamo model to the geodynamo with the growing inner core is considered. It is shown that decrease of the inner core size, where intensive magnetic field generation takes place, leads to the multi-polar magnetic field in the past. This effect reflects the decrease of the region of the effective magnetic field generation. The process is accompanied by increase of the reversals number and decrease of intensity of the geomagnetic field. The constraints on the mechanisms of convection in the liquid core are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1611.08652,
  title  = {Growth of the inner core in the mean-field dynamo model},
  author = {M. Yu. Reshetnyak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.08652},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages