Is 600 Myr long enough for the random palaeogeographic test of the geomagnetic axial dipole assumption?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 443-445

  McFadden, P L ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geocentric axial dipole hypothesis; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; TIME SERIES;

EID: 4344703578     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02321.x     Document Type: Article

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