Simulations of a time-varying non-dipole field during geomagnetic reversals and excursions

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 178-193

  Valet, Jean Pierre ^a   Plenier, Guillaume ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Earth's magnetic field; Geomagnetic excursions; Geomagnetic field; Geomagnetic reversals; Geomagnetism; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETISM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

AUSTRALIA; AXIAL DIPOLE; DIPOLAR FIELDS; DIPOLE FIELDS; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC EXCURSIONS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC REVERSALS; LOW DEGREE; MODEL ACCOUNTS; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHERN LATITUDES; TIME-VARYING;

GEOMAGNETISM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 52949105328     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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