
Antarctic Lava Yields Clues to Earth’s Past Magnetic Field
Author(s) -
Sarah Stanley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo154076
Subject(s) - lava , astrobiology , geology , earth (classical element) , earth science , geophysics , volcano , paleontology , astronomy , physics
A new analysis suggests that a widely accepted approximation of ancient magnetic field strength may be less accurate for the past 5 million years than previously thought.