Holocene Earth's magnetic field variations recorded in marine sediments of the NW African continental margin

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-155

  Bleil, U ^a   Dillon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earth's magnetic field; Holocene; Marine sediments; NW Africa; Pseudo Thellier method; Relative paleointensity

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HOLOCENE; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WATER DEPTH;

AFRICA; CAPE GHIR; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; SOUSS-MASSA-DRAA;

EID: 45849123469     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-008-0010-6     Document Type: Article

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