Intersections of remanence small circles: New tools to improve data processing and interpretation in palaeomagnetism

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Waldhör, Martin ^a   Appel, Erwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fold tests; Palaeomagnetism; Small circles

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

EID: 33745604274     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02898.x     Document Type: Article

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