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Inverse Problems on the Global Scale: Geomagnetic Polarity Sequence as an Inverse Problem for Geochronology

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The Solution of the Inverse Problem in Geophysical Interpretation

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Earlier in this course, Gasparini et al. (1980) discussed the inversion approach to inference of crustal structures at great depths from magnetic field anomalies over large continental areas.

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Napoleone, G. (1981). Inverse Problems on the Global Scale: Geomagnetic Polarity Sequence as an Inverse Problem for Geochronology. In: Cassinis, R. (eds) The Solution of the Inverse Problem in Geophysical Interpretation. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3962-5_21

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