Intrinsic bias in averaging paleomagnetic data

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 721-729

  Arason, Pôrdur ^a   Levi, Shaul ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIASED DATA; GEOMAGNETIC POLE; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0030731332     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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