Modelling the southern African geomagnetic field secular variation using ground survey data for 2005

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 187-192

  Kotze P B ^a   Mandea, Mioara ^b   Korte, Monika ^b  

^a HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; MODELING; SECULAR VARIATION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36148990733     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.187     Document Type: Article

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