An attempt to determine the absolute geomagnetic field intensity in Southwestern Iceland during the Gauss-Matuyama reversal

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-66

  Goguitchaichvili, Avto ^a   Prévot, Michel ^a   Thompson, John ^c   Roberts, Neil ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gauss Matuyama reversal; Geomagnetic field; Iceland

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MATUYAMA CHRON;

ICELAND;

EID: 0344199906     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00064-3     Document Type: Article

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