期刊
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 454, 期 -, 页码 55-64出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.024
关键词
archeomagnetism; archeointensity; rapid intensity changes; secular variation; dipole moment; non-dipolar sources
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [CGL2015-63888-R]
- Salvador de Madariaga program (MECD) [PR20110248]
- Spanish Ministry of Education and Science [CGL2014-54112-R]
- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant [659901]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [659901] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
Over the last years new evidences of several short-lived regional maxima of the geomagnetic field intensity at various times and locations have been defined. These features have important implications both for geomagnetic field modeling and for Earth's dynamo simulations. However, the nature, extent and underlying causes of these variations are still poorly understood. The major constraint for an adequate description of these important features is the absence of continuous detailed records and the current limited availability of precisely dated geomagnetic field recorders. In this context, archeological materials from superimposed strata covering long sequences of occupation provide a powerful tool to investigate the temporal variability of geomagnetic field strength at decadal and centennial time scales. In this work we report the archeomagnetic study of 79 potteries from Southeastern Spain collected in 14 different stratigraphic units. The chronological framework of the studied collection, ranging from the 9th to the 12th centuries, is based on historical/archeological data such as written sources and well established typological and archeometric documentation on ceramics found on reference contexts in the area. Additionally, two radiocarbon dates obtained from two different stratigraphic units confirm the proposed chronological intervals. From classical Thellier and Thellier experiments including partial thermoremanent magnetization (pTRM) checks and TRM anisotropy and cooling rate corrections, height new high-quality mean intensities were derived.,The new data provide an improved description of the sharp abrupt intensity decay that took place in Western Europe after the 800 AD intensity maximum, the most significant geomagnetic field intensity feature observed in Europe over the last two millennia. The new results confirm that several rapid intensity changes (with rates higher than 10 mu T/century) took place in Western Europe during the recent history of the Earth. The comparison between the regional curve of Western Europe and the SHA.DIF.14k global field model predictions suggests that the 800 AD event observed in Europe is probably controlled by non-dipolar geomagnetic sources. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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