Results of geomagnetic observations in Central Africa by Portuguese explorers during 1877-1885

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 8-15

  Vaquero, José M ^a   Trigo, Ricardo M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

19th Century; Africa; Geomagnetic field; Historical observations

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

GEOMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; GEOMAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS; GLOBAL GEOMAGNETIC MODEL;

GEOMAGNETISM;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SECULAR VARIATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745825903     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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