Environmental magnetism : principles and applications of enviromagnetics /
Magnetism is important in environmental studies for several reasons, the two most fundamental being that most substances exhibit some form of magnetic behavior, and that iron is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust. Once sequestered in a suitable material, magnetic particles con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
©2003.
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| Series: | International geophysics series ;
v. 86. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Magnetism is important in environmental studies for several reasons, the two most fundamental being that most substances exhibit some form of magnetic behavior, and that iron is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust. Once sequestered in a suitable material, magnetic particles constitute a natural archive of conditions existing in former times. Magnetism provides a tracer of paleo-climatic and paleo-environmental conditions and processes. Environmental Magnetism details the occurrence and uses of magnetic materials in the natural environment. The first half of the volume describe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080505787 0080505783 9780122438516 0122438515 |