The distinction between geomagnetic excursions and reversals

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1999, Pages F1-F4

  Gubbins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic excursions; Geomagnetic reversals; Inner core; Outer core

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0033046106     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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