Saw-toothed pattern of sedimentary paleointensity records explained by cumulative viscous remanence

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages E9-

  Kok, Yvo S ^a   Tauxe, Lisa ^a,b  

^a Paleomagnetic Laboratory Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gauss Epoch; Gilbert Epoch; Magnetic field; Paleomagnetism; Reversals; Viscous remanent magnetization

Indexed keywords

GAUSS EPOCH; GEOMAGNETIC REVERSAL; GILBERT EPOCH; PALAEOMAGNETISM; VISCOUS REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

PACIFIC, NORTHEAST PACIFIC BASIN, ODP SITE 851;

EID: 0030427626     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00175-6     Document Type: Article

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