An integrated paleomagnetic analysis program for stratigraphy labs and research projects

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-625

  Zhang, Chunfu ^a   Ogg, James G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demagnetization; Fisher analysis; Lambert equal area projection; Least squares fit; Principal component analysis; Stereographic projection; Zijderveld projection

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0037530068     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(03)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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