Geomagnetic field variations in Western Europe from 1500BC to 200AD. Part I: Directional secular variation curve

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-13

  Hervé, Gwenaël ^a,b   Chauvin, Annick ^b   Lanos, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeodirection; Archaeomagnetism; Protohistoric periods; Secular variation; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEODIRECTION; ARCHAEOMAGNETISM; PROTOHISTORIC PERIODS; SECULAR VARIATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRICKMAKING; DEMAGNETIZATION;

GEOMAGNETISM;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SECULAR VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

WESTERN EUROPE;

SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS;

EID: 84875859496     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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