Palaeointensity measurement of the Earth`s magnetic field and partial self-reversal of natural remanent magnetization of basalts

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Nikolai Petersen
• Subject Area: Geophysics
• Term: from 2000 to 2007
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5249874

(...) It is the aim of the project- to determine the frequency of partial self-reversal in basalts by measuring the remanent magnetization at high temperatures- to correlate the phenomenon with age, conditions of emplacement of the rock, general petrology and magnetomineralogy- to determine the consequences for palaeointensity measurements- to elaborate simple criteria that reveal the presence of partial self-reversal in a particular rock- to identify the mechanism of partial self-reversal

• DFG Programme: Priority Programmes
• Subproject of: SPP 1097: Geomagnetic Variations: Spatio-Temporal Structure, Processes, and Effects on System Earth
• Participating Persons: Privatdozent Dr. Thomas Kunzmann; Professor Dr. Axel Schult