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Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic characterization of the Anthropocene. / Snowball, Ian
; Hounslow, Mark; Nilsson, Andreas.
A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene. ed. / Colin Waters; J. A. Zalasiewicz; M. Williams; M. A. Ellis; A. M. Snelling. Vol. 395 London: Geological Society of London Special Publication, 2014. p. 119-141 (Geological Society, London, Special Publication; Vol. 395).
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Snowball, I
, Hounslow, M & Nilsson, A 2014,
Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic characterization of the Anthropocene. in C Waters, JA Zalasiewicz, M Williams, MA Ellis & AM Snelling (eds),
A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene. vol. 395, Geological Society, London, Special Publication, vol. 395, Geological Society of London Special Publication, London, pp. 119-141.
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.13APA
Snowball, I.
, Hounslow, M., & Nilsson, A. (2014).
Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic characterization of the Anthropocene. In C. Waters, J. A. Zalasiewicz, M. Williams, M. A. Ellis, & A. M. Snelling (Eds.),
A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene (Vol. 395, pp. 119-141). (Geological Society, London, Special Publication; Vol. 395). Geological Society of London Special Publication.
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.13Vancouver
Snowball I
, Hounslow M, Nilsson A.
Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic characterization of the Anthropocene. In Waters C, Zalasiewicz JA, Williams M, Ellis MA, Snelling AM, editors, A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene. Vol. 395. London: Geological Society of London Special Publication. 2014. p. 119-141. (Geological Society, London, Special Publication). doi: 10.1144/SP395.13
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abstract = "Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic data provide geological indices that are both independent of human impact (i.e. geomagnetic) and respond to human-induced environmental impact (i.e. mineral magnetic data). We provide the first discussion of such magnetic events for help in defining the Anthropocene. Within the Holocene, a potential geomagnetic marker for the Anthropocene is the low dipole latitude at c. 2700 cal a BP, which is associated with distinct palaeosecular variation features in northerly mid- to high-latitude sites. Mineral magnetic records from lake and marine sediments identify major deforestation and soil delivery events from catchment systems in many parts of the world during the last 4000 years. In Europe, clusters of these events occur around both 2600 cal a BP and AD 1100, the former coinciding with a low in geomagnetic field dipole latitude and peak intensity. Mineral magnetic records in peats and lake sediments can reflect particulate pollution from fossil fuel burning. The expansion of major coal burning began c. AD 1800 in western Europe and eastern North America, but around AD 1900 this expanded due to more widely distributed coal use, and this event is the most clear mineral magnetic marker for the base of the Anthropocene.",
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latitude and peak intensity. Mineral magnetic records in peats and lake sediments can reflect particulate pollution from fossil fuel burning. The expansion of major coal burning began c. AD 1800 in western Europe and eastern North America, but around AD 1900 this expanded due to more widely distributed coal use, and this event is the most clear mineral magnetic marker for the base of the Anthropocene.
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latitude and peak intensity. Mineral magnetic records in peats and lake sediments can reflect particulate pollution from fossil fuel burning. The expansion of major coal burning began c. AD 1800 in western Europe and eastern North America, but around AD 1900 this expanded due to more widely distributed coal use, and this event is the most clear mineral magnetic marker for the base of the Anthropocene.
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