Reversals of the Earth''s Magnetic Field

Klappentext Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field have played a major role in establishing plate tectonics and a geological time scale. Zusammenfassung Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field have played a major role in the development of plate tectonics and in establishing a geological time scale. In this 1994 book! observational data and ideas on the mechanism of the reversal process are reviewed in detail. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Earth's magnetic field; 2. The magnetisation of rocks; 3. The morphology of geomagnetic reversals; 4. Geomagnetic excursions; 5. Models for reversals; 6. Transition fields; 7. Magnetostratigraphy; 8. The Earth's magnetic field and other geophysical phenomena; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: J. A. Jacobs, J. A. (University College of Wales Jacobs, J.a. Jacobs
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2005
• EAN: 9780521675567
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67556-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics