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paleointensity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English intensity English paleointensity From paleo- + intensity.

Meanings

1. The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past
   • Paleointensity cannot be predicted by theory or from numerical simulation, since the mechanisms involved in the geodynamo are not sufficiently constrained. 2007, Joseph S. Stoner, Guillaume St-Onge, “Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleooceanography”, in Proxies in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography, →ISBN, page 123:

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