Non-dipole fields and inclination bias: Insights from a random walk analysis

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 395-408

  Meert, Joseph G ^a   Tamrat, Endale ^a   Spearman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geocentric axial dipole; Inclination; Octupole; Paleomagnetism; Quadrupole

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; RANDOM WALK METHOD;

EID: 0141743612     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00417-5     Document Type: Article

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