Author:
Merrill, Ronald T.
Imprint:Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description261 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Magnetism and the present magnetic field -- Magnetic field reversals -- Earth's internal composition and the origin of Earth's magnetic field -- The sun-earth connection -- Magnetic orientation and navigation by animals -- The effects of geomagnetism and plate tectonics on climate and paleoclimate.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-254) and index.