Statistical analysis of palaeomagnetic inclination data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 495-504

  Enkin, Randolph J ^a   Watson, Geoffrey S ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical techniques; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

INCLINATION; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0030446688     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb05305.x     Document Type: Article

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