A millennium of geomagnetism

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-1-1-30

  Stern, David P ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic dynamo; Geomagnetism; History; Iodestone; Magnetic survey; Solar magnetism

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETISM; HISTORY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0036765212     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RG000097     Document Type: Article

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