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Marine Magnetic Anomalies

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This chapter is devoted to the techniques of collecting and analysing magnetic data on oceanic crust. These data represent the main source for the determination of global plate motions during the Cenozoic and part of the Mesozoic. I describe the methods to design magnetic surveys, process the raw data, and build isochron maps of oceanic regions.

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Schettino, A. (2015). Marine Magnetic Anomalies. In: Quantitative Plate Tectonics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09135-8_5

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