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The statistical model for the secondary quick reversals during the geomagnetic pole transition

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A statistical model for the quick reversals during a geomagnetic pole transition is put forward by combining the modern geomagnetic field and paleomagnetic field. The decrease of geomagnetic intensity determines the reversals, and the quick reversals are possibly caused by the interaction between g 01 and the other geomagnetic components.

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    Qingsong Liu, Rixiang Zhu, Yongxin Pan & Bin Guo

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Liu, Q., Zhu, R., Pan, Y. et al. The statistical model for the secondary quick reversals during the geomagnetic pole transition. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 43, 237–242 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02906819

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