Paleomagnetic Evidence for Inverse Correspondence between the Relative Contribution of the Axial Dipole Field and CMB Heat Flux for the Past 270 Myr

We provide an evaluation of the paleolatitudinal dependence of the paleosecular variation throughout the Paleozoic-Mesozoic transition – linked to the high geomagnetic reversal frequency interval Illawarra Hyperzone of Mixed Polarity (IHMP; ~266.7–228.7 Myr). Our findings were compared with those fo...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2019-01, Vol.9 (1), p.282-282, Article 282
Main Authors: Franco, Daniel Ribeiro, de Oliveira, Wellington Paulo, Freitas, Felipe Barbosa Venâncio de, Takahashi, Diego, da Ponte Neto, Cosme Ferreira, Peixoto, Ian Muzy Camarão
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Language:English
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704/2151/412
704/445/123
704/445/210
Geomagnetic field
Humanities and Social Sciences
Jurassic
Magnetism
Mesozoic
multidisciplinary
Paleomagnetism
Paleozoic
Polarity
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:We provide an evaluation of the paleolatitudinal dependence of the paleosecular variation throughout the Paleozoic-Mesozoic transition – linked to the high geomagnetic reversal frequency interval Illawarra Hyperzone of Mixed Polarity (IHMP; ~266.7–228.7 Myr). Our findings were compared with those for intervals of distinctive geomagnetic reversal frequencies within the Phanerozoic. Our results for the IHMP were conducted through estimates of angular dispersion ( S B ) of virtual geomagnetic pole (VGP) data groups, taken from a high quality paleomagnetic database. Model G was fitted to these data, providing its shape parameters a and b (respectively related to the antisymmetric and symmetric harmonic terms for the time-average geomagnetic field). Results for the IHMP exhibited compatible patterns with two well-known intervals of higher reversal frequency – Jurassic and the last 5 Myr. A comparison of b / a ratio results – considered as an efficient indicator for the relative contribution of the axial dipole field – for the last 270 Myr, indicated an inverse correspondence with the relative core-mantle boundary (CMB) heat flux, according to recent discussions, clarifying the physical meaning of the Model G shape parameters a and b .
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-36494-x