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Backus effect observed by Magsat
Author(s) -
Stern D. P.,
Langel R. A.,
Mead G. D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl007i011p00941
Subject(s) - stern , magnitude (astronomy) , potential field , geodesy , field (mathematics) , geophysics , geology , physics , mathematics , oceanography , astronomy , pure mathematics
Two field models derived from Magsat data are compared, one using only field magnitude data and the other utilizing vector data as well. The difference between the two models is large and confirms the theory by Stern and Bredekamp which predicted enhanced errors in models based on intensity data alone.