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Magnetic Field Intensity Data Across the Reykjanes Ridge
File Name m00001.dat.569.magnetic.data.reykjanes.pdf
Data Type spreadsheet
Computer Program Microsoft Excel 2000
File Size 46.00 KB - 2 files [ pdf,xls ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Heirtzler et al. 1966
Resource Matrix Seafloor Spreading
Description
The attached data table provides magnetic field intensity recordings taken from different points across the Reykjanes Ridge (near Iceland). The distances from the ridge are based on sample locations from the Magnetic Field Intensity Map Across the Reykjanes Ridge. Plotting the data allows you to view the magnetic field intensities recorded in the crust with the respective distances from the ridge. This type of data can be compiled to reveal a pattern of normal and reversed periods along a spreading ridge and has been compared with other ridges around the world to reveal similar patterns. These results have helped to support the theory of plate tectonics and has allowed scientists to study the variations and reversals of the magnetic field throughout Earth's history.
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