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October 21, 1996

Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field: A Window Into the Deep Interior

Dr. Ken Hoffman
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Ken Hoffman of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo will discuss what paleomagnetic records from rocks tell us about the process by which the Earth's north and south magnetic poles exchange positions.