The Estimation of Palaeomagnetic Pole Positions.

Abstract

The use of the Fisher distribution to estimate the mean direction of magnetization of a rock at a sampling site is now standard. Sampling sites are chosen to cover 10,000 to 100,000 years to average out the effect of secular variation. The controversy about how to combine these site means has never been satisfactorily resolved. By using statistical models for secular variation, this paper suggests how methods should be derived. A number of interesting statistical distribution and estimation problems are shown. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097488

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey S. Watson

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computer Programs
  • Covariance
  • Dipoles
  • Estimators
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Magnetization
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Sampling
  • Standards
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Theoretical Analysis.