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MARINE MAGNETIC ANOMALY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetism
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Prospecting
  • Geophysics
  • Oceanography
CONT

In order to determine the source of marine magnetic anomalies ..., estimating the true, rather than the relative, paleomagnetic direction is critical and can only be accomplished if the core is oriented.

OBS

marine magnetic anomaly; sea magnetic anomaly: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Deep-sea magnetic anomaly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Magnétisme
  • Prospection magnétique et électromagnétique
  • Géophysique
  • Océanographie
CONT

En mer, les anomalies magnétiques marines qui sont parallèles aux dorsales ont permis de démontrer que l'expansion des fonds océaniques, c'est-à-dire que le plancher océanique se forme aux dorsales et s'en éloigne en se refroidissant.

OBS

thalasso- : Préfixe d'origine grecque signifiant mer.

OBS

anomalie magnétique océanique; anomalie thalassomagnétique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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