The geomagnetic axial dipole field assumption

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 171-185

  Merrill, Ronald T ^a   McFadden, Phillip L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Geoscience   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axial dipole field; Gauss coefficients; Geomagnetic field

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

EID: 0345099253     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.07.016     Document Type: Review

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