Paleointensity across the Reunion event in Ethiopia

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-34

  Carlut, Julie ^a   Valet, Jean Pierre ^a   Quidelleur, Xavier ^a,b   Courtillot, Vincent ^a   Kidane, Tesfaye ^a   Gallet, Yves ^a   Gillot, Pierre Yves ^b  

^a IPG Paris   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Magnetic intensity; Paleomagnetism; Reversals; Thermal demagnetization

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLIOCENE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033618033     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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