Gaussian statistics for palaeomagnetic vectors

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 515-565

  Love, J J ^a   Constable, C G ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth's magnetic field; Geomagnetic variation; Geomagnetism; Palaeointensity; Palaeomagnetism; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VECTOR;

EID: 0037343085     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01858.x     Document Type: Article

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