First archaeomagnetic secular variation curve for the Iberian Peninsula: Comparison with other data from western Europe and with global geomagnetic field models

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Gomez Paccard M ^a,b,c,d   Chauvin, A ^a   Lanos, P ^c   McIntosh, G ^b   Osete, M L ^b   Catanzariti, G ^b   Ruiz Martinez V C ^b   Nunez J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetism; Bayesian statistics; Geomagnetic secular variation; Iberian Peninsula

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749109930     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001476     Document Type: Article

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