Outer Core Stratification From the High Latitude Structure of the Geomagnetic Field

The presence of stable stratification has broad implications for the thermal and compositional state of the outer core, the evolution of Earth's deep interior, and the energetics of the geodynamo. Yet the origin, strength, and depth extent of stratification in the region below the core-mantle b...

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Main Authors: Peter Olson, Maylis Landeau, Evan Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00140/full