Orienting paleomagnetic drill cores using a portable GPS compass

Abstract A portable Global Positioning System (GPS) compass was devised for orienting paleomagnetic drill cores and field test measurements were conducted. Orientation of drill cores has been done by magnetic compasses, sun compasses, and backsighting using landmarks. We modified a lightweight marin...

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Main Authors: Koji Fukuma, Tetsuo Muramatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01699-y