A test of the geocentric axial dipole hypothesis from an analysis of the skewness of the central marine magnetic anomaly

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 337-346

  Acton, Gary D ^a,f   Petronotis, Katerina E ^a   Cape, Cheryl D ^b   Ilg, Sue Rotto ^c   Gordon, Richard G ^d   Bryan, Phil C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY   (United States)

^c Glorieta Geoscience Inc   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic anomalies; Magnetic field; Paleomagnetism; Skewness

Indexed keywords

BRUNHES; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; SKEWNESS;

EID: 0030436798     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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