Marine magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic field reversals, and motions of the ocean floor and continents

J. R. Heirtzler; G. O. Dickson; E. M. Herron; Walter C. Pitman; Xavier Le Pichon

doi:10.1029/jb073i006p02119

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GeologyEarth's magnetic fieldRidgePaleomagnetismContinental driftGeomagnetic reversalGeophysicsSeries (stratigraphy)CrestMagnetic anomalyPaleontologySequence (biology)SeabedContinental shelfGeodesyOceanographyMagnetic fieldPhysics

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Year: 1968
Type: article
Volume: 73
Issue: 6
Pages: 2119-2136
Citations: 1180
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                                    J. R. Heirtzler, 
                                
                                    G. O. Dickson, 
                                
                                    E. M. Herron
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1968). 
                            Marine magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic field reversals, and motions of the ocean floor and continents. 
                            Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
                            , 73
                            (6)
                            , 2119-2136.
                            https://doi.org/10.1029/jb073i006p02119
                        

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DOI: 10.1029/jb073i006p02119