An analytical solution for correcting palaeomagnetic inclination error

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 228-236

  Tan, Xiaodong ^a   Kodama, Kenneth P ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclination error; Magnetic anisotropy; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; HEMATITE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0037219573     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01848.x     Document Type: Article

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