Geomagnetic paleointensities at Hawaii between 3.9 and 2.1 Ma: Preliminary results

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-204

  Laj, Carlo ^a   Szeremeta, Nadia ^a   Kissel, Catherine ^a   Guillou, Hervé ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Oahu; Paleointensity; Pliocene; Thellier Method

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLIOCENE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033936664     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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