How does Chinese loess become magnetized?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 112-122

  Zhao, Xiang ^a   Roberts, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical remanent magnetization (CRM); Chinese loess; depositional remanent magnetization (DRM); inclination error; paleomagnetism; post depositional remanent magnetization (PDRM)

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FIELD; AXIAL DIPOLE; CHEMICAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; CHINESE LOESS; DEPOSITIONAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION (DRM); DRY DEPOSITION; EOLIAN SEDIMENTS; HOLOCENES; MAGNETIC MINERALS; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; PALEOMAGNETIC DIRECTIONS; PALEOMAGNETIC RESEARCH; REDEPOSITION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SATURATED SEDIMENTS; TIME VARYING; TIME-AVERAGED;

GEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER CONTENT;

MAGNETIZATION;

HOLOCENE; LOESS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PEDOGENESIS; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77249146836     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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