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Measurements in the West Atlantic quiet zone suggest that to the east of its border magnetization varies either in intensity, direction or both. Within the quiet zone the magnetization is uniform and reversed.
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TAYLOR, P., GREENEWALT, D. Deep Magnetic Measurements in the West Atlantic Quiet Zone. Nature Physical Science 237, 51–53 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci237051a0
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