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Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity
The detailed behaviour of the geomagnetic field during reversals is documented by palaeomagnetists to constrain models of the geomagnetic dynamo. Reversals are studied by measuring the magnetic remanence preserved in rocks to obtain both the direction and intensity of the ancient magnetic field.
Authors
Edward A. Mankinen
The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition: 1. Directional history, duration of episodes, and rock magnetism The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition: 1. Directional history, duration of episodes, and rock magnetism
The thick sequence of Miocene lava flows exposed on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon is well known for containing a detailed record of a reversed‐to‐normal geomagnetic polarity transition. Paleomagnetic samples were obtained from the sequence for a combined study of the directional and intensity variations recorded; the paleointensity study is reported in a companion paper. This...
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Edward A. Mankinen, M. Prevot, C. Sherman Gromme, Robert S. Coe
The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition, 2. Field intensity variations and discussion of reversal models The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition, 2. Field intensity variations and discussion of reversal models
We carried out an extensive paleointensity study of the 15.5±0.3 m.y. Miocene reversed‐to‐normal polarity transition recorded in lava flows from Steens Mountain (south central Oregon). One hundred eighty‐five samples from the collection whose paleodirectional study is reported by Mankinen et al. (this issue) were chosen for paleointensity investigations because of their low viscosity...
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M. Prevot, Edward A. Mankinen, Robert S. Coe, C. Sherman Gromme
An assessment of the near-surface accuracy of the international geomagnetic reference field 1980 model of the main geomagnetic field An assessment of the near-surface accuracy of the international geomagnetic reference field 1980 model of the main geomagnetic field
The new International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) model of the main geomagnetic field for 1980 is based heavily on measurements from the MAGSAT satellite survey. Assessment of the accuracy of the new model, as a description of the main field near the Earth's surface, is important because the accuracy of models derived from satellite data can be adversely affected by the magnetic...
Authors
N.W. Peddie, A.K. Zunde
More on the alleged 1970 geomagnetic jerk More on the alleged 1970 geomagnetic jerk
French and United Kingdom workers have published reports describing a sudden change in the secular acceleration, called an impulse or a jerk, which took place around 1970. They claim that this change took place in a period of a year or two and that the sources of the alleged jerk are internal. An earlier paper by this author questioned their method of analysis pointing out that their...
Authors
L.R. Alldredge
Steens Mountain geomagnetic polarity transition is a single phenomenon Steens Mountain geomagnetic polarity transition is a single phenomenon
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Authors
C. S. Grommé, E. A. Mankinen, M. Prevot, R. S. Coe
How the geomagnetic field vector reverses polarity How the geomagnetic field vector reverses polarity
A highly detailed record of both the direction and intensity of the Earth's magnetic field as it reverses has been obtained from a Miocene volcanic sequence. The transitional field is low in intensity and is typically non-axisymmetric. Geomagnetic impulses corresponding to astonishingly high rates of change of the field sometimes occur, suggesting that liquid velocity within the Earth's...
Authors
M. Prevot, E. A. Mankinen, C. S. Grommé, R. S. Coe
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, November 1985 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, November 1985
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John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: October 1985 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: October 1985
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Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, September 1985 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, September 1985
No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, August 1985 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, August 1985
No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, March 1985 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, March 1985
No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin