Proterozoic low orbital obliquity and axial-dipolar geomagnetic field from evaporite palaeolatitudes

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7115, 2006, Pages 51-55

  Evans, David A D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

GLACIAL DEPOSITS; PROTEROZOIC GLACIAL DEPOSITS; PROTEROZOIC ICE AGES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EVAPORITE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ORBITAL FORCING; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SUPERCONTINENT;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 33750588095     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05203     Document Type: Article

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