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Paleointensity vs Paleofield - What's the difference?

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Paleointensity is a related term of paleofield.


In geology|lang=en terms the difference between paleointensity and paleofield

is that paleointensity is (geology) the intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past while paleofield is (geology) a magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past.

As nouns the difference between paleointensity and paleofield

is that paleointensity is (geology) the intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past while paleofield is (geology) a magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past.

paleointensity

English

Alternative forms

*palaeointensity

Noun

(paleointensities)
  • (geology) The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past
  • *{{quote-book, 2007, Joseph S. Stoner & Guillaume St-Onge, chapter=Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleooceanography, Proxies in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography
    • citation , passage=Paleointensity cannot be predicted by theory or from numerical simulation, since the mechanisms involved in the geodynamo are not sufficiently constrained.}}

    paleofield

    English

    Alternative forms

    *palaeofield

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past
  • *{{quote-book, 2003, Michael E. Evans & Friedrich Heller, Environmental Magnetism citation
    • , passage=In particular, paleofields as high as 300 ?T have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x109 years ago}}

    Related terms

    *paleointensity