Geomagnetic reversals

David Gubbins
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David Gubbins: David Gubbins is in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. gubbins@earth.leeds.ac.uk

Nature, 2008, vol. 452, issue 7184, 165-167

Abstract: Earth's magnetic field is unstable. Not only does it vary in intensity, but from time to time it flips, with the poles reversing sign. Much of this behaviour remains a mystery, but a combination of geomagnetic observations with theoretical studies has been providing enlightenment.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1038/452165a

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