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geodynamo: a standalone construct

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Geophysics

the self-sustaining generation of Earth's magnetic field by convection in the liquid outer core, including spontaneous reversals.

In geophysics, geodynamo refers to the self-sustaining generation of Earth's magnetic field by convection in the liquid outer core, including spontaneous reversals. This meaning comes from Glatzmaier (1995) in Nature.[1]

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References

Glatzmaier, G. A., & Roberts, P. H. (1995). A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal. Nature, 377(6546), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.1038/377203a0

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