Equatorial pacific magnetic anomalies identified from vector aeromagnetic data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 547-556

  Horner Johnson, Benjamin C ^a   Gordon, Richard G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern equatorial Pacific; Magnetic quiet zones; Vector aeromagnetic data

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344466546     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.02065.x     Document Type: Article

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