Statistical assessment of preferred transitional VGP longitudes based on palaeomagnetic lava data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 211-221

  Love, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth's magnetic field; Geomagnetic reversals; Geomagnetism; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LAVA; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0034113320     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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