Low geomagnetic field intensity during the Kiaman superchron: Thellier and microwave results from the Great Whin Sill intrusive complex, northern United Kingdom

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Garcia, Alexander S ^a   Thomas, D Neil ^a   Liss, Dirk ^b   Shaw, John ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MICROWAVES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY; KIAMAN SUPERCHRON; PALAEOINTENSITY;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CARBONIFEROUS; DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERMIAN; STATISTICAL CONCEPT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 33845648888     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026729     Document Type: Article

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