Paleomagnetic field properties at high southern latitude

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lawrence, K P ^a   Tauxe, L ^a   Staudigel, H ^a   Constable, C G ^a   Koppers, A ^b   McIntosh, W ^c   Johnson, C L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Antarctica; Paleointensity; Paleomagnetism; Tangent cylinder

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849109141     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002072     Document Type: Article

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