Search Results - "Driscoll, Peter E."

Geodynamo Conductivity Limits by Driscoll, Peter E., Du, Zhixue

“…In a metal, as in Earth's core, the thermal and electrical conductivities are assumed to be correlated. In a planetary dynamo this implies a contradiction:…”
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Investigating metallic cores using experiments on the physical properties of liquid iron alloys by Pommier, Anne, Driscoll, Peter E., Fei, Yingwei, Walter, Michael J.

“…An outstanding goal in planetary science is to understand how terrestrial cores evolved to have the compositions, thermal properties, and magnetic fields…”
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Simulating 2 Ga of geodynamo history by Driscoll, Peter E.

“…The paleomagnetic record indicates the geodynamo has been active over much of Earth history with surprisingly little trend in paleointensity. Variability,…”
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Frequency of Proterozoic geomagnetic superchrons by Driscoll, Peter E., Evans, David A.D.

“…Long-term geodynamo evolution is expected to respond to inner core growth and changing patterns of mantle convection. Three geomagnetic superchrons, during…”
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A Scaling Relation for Core Heating by Giant Impacts and Implications for Dynamo Onset by Zhou, You, Driscoll, Peter E., Zhang, Mingming, Reinhardt, Christian, Meier, Thomas

“…Accretional heating of Earth's interior during formation is pivotal to its subsequent thermal and chemical evolution. In particular, impact heating of Earth's…”
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History and Future of the Martian Dynamo and Implications of a Hypothetical Solid Inner Core by Hemingway, Douglas J., Driscoll, Peter E.

“…Although Mars does not possess a global magnetic field today, regions of its crust are strongly magnetized, consistent with an early dynamo, likely powered by…”
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Nonrandom geomagnetic reversal times and geodynamo evolution by Olson, Peter, Hinnov, Linda A., Driscoll, Peter E.

“…Shermanʼs ω-test applied to the Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS) reveals that geomagnetic reversals in the Phanerozoic deviate substantially from random…”
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Corrigendum: Investigating metallic cores using experiments on the physical properties of liquid iron alloys by Pommier, Anne, Driscoll, Peter E., Fei, Yingwei, Walter, Michael J.

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Paleomagnetic Biases Inferred From Numerical Dynamos and the Search for Geodynamo Evolution by Driscoll, Peter E., Wilson, Cian

“…The paleomagnetic record is central to our understanding of the history of the Earth. The orientation and intensity of magnetic minerals preserved in ancient…”
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From superchrons to secular variation: A broadband dynamo frequency spectrum for the geomagnetic dipole by Olson, Peter L., Christensen, Ulrich R., Driscoll, Peter E.

“…We build a broadband frequency spectrum for geomagnetic dipole intensity variations originating in the core using results from numerical dynamos. Scaling…”
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Geodynamo reversal frequency and heterogeneous core–mantle boundary heat flow by Olson, Peter L., Coe, Robert S., Driscoll, Peter E., Glatzmaier, Gary A., Roberts, Paul H.

“…We analyze more than two hundred and forty magnetic polarity reversals and excursions over forty million years of time from numerical dynamos with…”
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Testing the dynamic coupling of the core-mantle and inner core boundaries by Driscoll, Peter E.

“…The proposal that the seismically observed hemispherical asymmetry of Earth's inner core is controlled by the heat flux structure imposed on the outer core by…”
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Geomagnetic polarity reversals, Earth's core evolution, and conditions for dynamo action in the cores of terrestrial exoplanets by Driscoll, Peter E

“…Planetary dynamos are responsible for the generation of large-scale magnetic fields and are ubiquitous in the solar system. Magnetic fields generated by dynamo…”
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Whole planet coupling between climate, mantle, and core: Implications for the evolution of rocky planets by Foley, Bradford J, Driscoll, Peter E

“…Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 17(5), 1885-1914 (2016) Earth's climate, mantle, and core interact over geologic timescales. Climate influences whether…”
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The Habitability of Proxima Centauri b: II: Environmental States and Observational Discriminants by Meadows, Victoria S, Arney, Giada N, Schwieterman, Edward W, Lustig-Yaeger, Jacob, Lincowski, Andrew P, Robinson, Tyler, Domagal-Goldman, Shawn D, Barnes, Rory K, Fleming, David P, Deitrick, Russell, Luger, Rodrigo, Driscoll, Peter E, Quinn, Thomas R, Crisp, David

“…Proxima Centauri b provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution and nature of terrestrial planets orbiting M dwarfs. Although Proxima Cen…”
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The Habitability of Proxima Centauri b I: Evolutionary Scenarios by Barnes, Rory, Deitrick, Russell, Luger, Rodrigo, Driscoll, Peter E, Quinn, Thomas R, Fleming, David P, Guyer, Benjamin, McDonald, Diego V, Meadows, Victoria S, Arney, Giada, Crisp, David, Domagal-Goldman, Shawn D, Foreman-Mackey, Daniel, Kaib, Nathan A, Lincowski, Andrew, Lustig-Yaeger, Jacob, Schwieterman, Eddie

“…We analyze the evolution of the potentially habitable planet Proxima Centauri b to identify environmental factors that affect its long-term habitability. We…”
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