First scalar magnetic anomaly map from CHAMP satellite data indicates weak lithosperic field

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 47-1

  Maus, S ^a   Rother, M ^a   Holme, R ^a   Luhr H ^a   Olsen, N ^a   Haak, V ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SATELLITES;

LITHOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELD; SATELLITE MAGNETIC ANOMALY MAPS;

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETISM;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LITHOSPHERE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAPPING; PALEOMAGNETISM; SATELLITE DATA;

DIRECT INTEGRATION; EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS; LITHOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC ANOMALY MAPS; MAGNETIC FIELD DATA; SATELLITE ALTITUDES; SPHERICAL HARMONIC EXPANSIONS;

EID: 0037101719     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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