Variations in geomagnetic reversal frequency during the earth’s middle age

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Pavlov, Vladimir ^a   Gallet, Yves ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic polarity reversal frequency; Magnetostratigraphy; Proterozoic; Superchron

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; HEMATITE; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION;

EASTERN SIBERIA; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE MAGNETIZATION; MIDDLE AGES; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SHARP TRANSITION; SOUTHERN URALS;

MAGNETIC POLARITY;

EID: 84864307169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002583     Document Type: Article

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