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Paleoclimatic studies based on sedimentary sequences can be supported by the analysis of the sediment’s magnetism. Determination of the magnetization directions, and partly, the intensity can provide useful information for dating when the results can be correlated to dated master curves. So, one main task of a magnetostratigraphic study is to provide an age model for the sediments investigated for paleoclimatic reconstructions. In addition, analysis of the magnetic carrier minerals themselves give additional information about paleoenvironmental processes, since often the input and preservation or alteration of the magnetic particles reflect climatic influences on the sediments bulk composition. Magnetostratigraphy therefore can be one of the most important stratigraphic tools in paleoclimate research.
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Nowaczyk, N.R., Frank, U., Mingram, J., Yancheva, G., Liu, J., Negendank, J.F.W. (2004). The Contribution of High-resolution Magnetostratigraphic Analyses to Paleoclimatic Reconstructions. In: Fischer, H., et al. The Climate in Historical Times. GKSS School of Environmental Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10313-5_20
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