Recent investigations of the 0-5 Ma geomagnetic field recorded by lava flows

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Johnson, C L ^a   Constable, C G ^b   Tauxe, L ^b   Barendregt, R ^c   Brown, L L ^d   Coe, R S ^e   Layer, P ^f   Mejia, V ^g   Opdyke, N D ^h   Singer, B S ⁱ   Staudigel, H ^b   Stone, D B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Lavas; Paleomagnetic; Paleosecular variation; Time averaged field

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749118494     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001696     Document Type: Article

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