Lake deposits from the Iberian peninsula have provided EU-funded scientists with a deeper understanding of the Earth’s geomagnetic field during the Holocene geological epoch.
The aim of the PALEOCLAK (Paleomagnetic applications for dating and identifying Holocene climate variability in southwestern Europe and Azores Islands as recorded by lake sediments) project was to advance the use of paleomagnetic and environmental magnetic techniques.
Further details: Ancient sediments give new understanding of geomagenetic field