Palaeomagnetic field intensity variations suggest mesoproterozoic inner-core nucleation

Authors :: Biggin, A.J.
Piispa, E.J.
Pesonen, L.J.
Holme, R.
Paterson, G.A.
Veikkolainen, T.
Tauxe, L.
Source :: Nature. October 8, 2015, p245, 15 p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The Earth's inner core grows by the freezing of liquid iron at its surface. The point in history at which this process initiated marks a step-change in the thermal evolution [...]

Subjects :: Nucleation -- Research
Inner core (Geology) -- Observations
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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