The effects of anisotropic and non-linear thermoremanent magnetizations on Thellier-type paleointensity data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 694-710

  Paterson, Greig A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetism; Palaeointensity

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; RESTORATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ARCHAEOMAGNETISM; NEW APPROACHES; PALAEOINTENSITY; PALEOINTENSITY; PALEOINTENSITY DATA; SELF-CONSISTENCY; SINGLE DOMAINS; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ANISOTROPY;

MAGNETIC INTENSITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOMAGNETISM; STOCHASTICITY; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 84876787892     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt033     Document Type: Article

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