Open AccessA fast and accurate palaeomagnetic sampler for field use
Author(s) -
AUSTIN TIMOTHY J. F.,
BALDWIN CHRISTOPHER T.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1984.tb01122.x
Subject(s) - geology , sampling (signal processing) , field (mathematics) , sediment , paleontology , geophysics , computer science , mathematics , filter (signal processing) , pure mathematics , computer vision
The construction and operation of a sampler which takes accurately orientated cubes of soft sediment for palaeomagnetic analysis is described, and the accuracy of palaeomagnetic sampling techniques is dis‐cussed. The sampler has been used for analysing recent estuarine muds.