Dynamical similarity of geomagnetic field reversals

Nature

Volumn 490, Issue 7418, 2012, Pages 89-93

  Valet, Jean Pierre ^a   Fournier, Alexandre ^a   Courtillot, Vincent ^a   Herrero Bervera, Emilio ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LAVA FLOW; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

EID: 84866974076     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11491     Document Type: Article

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