Multiple-specimen absolute paleointensity determination: An optimal protocol including pTRM normalization, domain-state correction, and alteration test

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Fabian, Karl ^a   Leonhardt, Roman ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b ZAMG Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Absolute paleointensity; Rock magnetism; Thermoremanent magnetization

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CRITICAL DOMAIN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; EXTENDED VERSIONS; GRAIN SIZE; MULTI DOMAINS; OPTIMAL PROTOCOLS; PALEOINTENSITY; ROCK MAGNETISM; SINGLE DOMAINS; STATISTICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THERMOREMANENCE; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

MAGNETIZATION; ROCKS;

PARTICLE SIZE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVIMETRY; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PARTICLE SIZE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 77956012069     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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