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Influence of Factors Distorting the Paleomagnetic Record on the Estimation of the Parameters of Ancient Secular Geomagnetic Variations Based on the Results of Layer-by-Layer Studies of Sedimentary Sections

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The results of numerical modeling of the influence of the main factors distorting the paleomagnetic record in sedimentary rocks are presented: signal averaging and inclination underestimation and estimation of the parameters of secular variations (their amplitude, the degree of elongation of the distribution of directions, and the direction of elongation of this distribution) recorded in sedimentary sections.As an example of the practical application of the results obtained on their basis, the prospects of the Honako-2 section, one of the best loess sections in Central Asia, are assessed for the possible discovery of records of geomagnetic excursions in this section. Numerical estimates are obtained for the probability of detecting excursions of different types in the paleomagnetic record of the upper levels of this section.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 19-47-0411 (numerical modeling, interpretation of results, preparation of the article), and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18-00-00470 (field work at the Honako-2 section).

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    V. E. Pavlov, Sh. R. Bogoutdinov & O. A. Meshcheryakova

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    V. E. Pavlov

  3. Geophysical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Sh. R. Bogoutdinov

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Pavlov, V.E., Bogoutdinov, S.R. & Meshcheryakova, O.A. Influence of Factors Distorting the Paleomagnetic Record on the Estimation of the Parameters of Ancient Secular Geomagnetic Variations Based on the Results of Layer-by-Layer Studies of Sedimentary Sections. Geomagn. Aeron. 61, 399–415 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793221020092

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