Magnetic Flip

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geophysical_phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:geomagnetic_reversal
gptkbp:describes A change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
gptkbp:effect gptkb:navigation
gptkb:magnetometer
gptkbp:evidence paleomagnetism
gptkbp:frequency irregular intervals, averaging several hundred thousand years
gptkbp:lastOccurred about 780,000 years ago (Brunhes–Matuyama reversal)
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Earth
other planets
gptkbp:studiedBy geophysicists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Birdsongs_of_the_Mesozoic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magnetic Flip