Shallow bias of paleomagnetic inclinations in the Paleozoic and Precambrian

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 391-402

  Kent, D V ^a   Smethurst, M A ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dipole dipole methods; Dynamos; Magnetic inclination; Paleomagnetism; Phanerozoic; Polar wandering; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN;

EID: 0032448789     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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