Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
PALEOMAGNETISM
DEFINITION
- Pertaining to the use of remnant magnetic signatures within the rocks of the Earth's crust to determine the state of the Earth's magnetic field at a given time into the past, or to locate a paleocontinent on the surface of the Earth.
BROADER CONCEPT
CHANGE NOTE
- 2017-03-10 10:38:26.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Pertaining to the use of remnant magnetic signatures within the rocks of the Earth's crust to determine the state of the Earth's magnetic field at a given time into the past, or to locate a paleocontinent on the surface of the Earth.); update Definition (NASA Space Science);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/720969dd-e966-41aa-af94-ee41cdf60390
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