
Prof Andy Biggin
Professor of Palaeomagnetism Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
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Selected Publications
- Palaeomagnetic field intensity variations suggest Mesoproterozoic inner-core nucleation (Journal article - 2015)
- Subduction flux modulates the geomagnetic polarity reversal rate (Journal article - 2018)
- An exceptionally weak Devonian geomagnetic field recorded by the Viluy Traps, Siberia (Journal article - 2019)
2020
Numerical dynamo simulations reproduce palaeomagnetic field behaviour (Journal article)
Meduri, D. G., Biggin, A. J., Davies, C. J., Bono, R. K., Sprain, C. J., & Wicht, J. (n.d.). Numerical dynamo simulations reproduce palaeomagnetic field behaviour. doi:10.1002/essoar.10504074.2
Quantitative estimates of average geomagnetic axial dipole dominance in deep geological time. (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Bono, R. K., Meduri, D. G., Sprain, C. J., Davies, C. J., Holme, R., & Doubrovine, P. V. (2020). Quantitative estimates of average geomagnetic axial dipole dominance in deep geological time.. Nature communications, 11(1), 6100. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19794-7
Numerical dynamo simulations reproduce palaeomagnetic field behaviour (Journal article)
Meduri, D. G., Biggin, A. J., Davies, C. J., Bono, R. K., Sprain, C. J., & Wicht, J. (n.d.). Numerical dynamo simulations reproduce palaeomagnetic field behaviour. doi:10.1002/essoar.10504074.1
Intensity of the Earth's magnetic field: evidence for a Mid-Paleozoic dipole low (Journal article)
Hawkins, L. M. A., Grappone, J., Sprain, C., Saengduean, P., Sage, E., Thomas-Cunningham, S., . . . Biggin, A. (n.d.). Intensity of the Earth's magnetic field: evidence for a Mid-Paleozoic dipole low. doi:10.1002/essoar.10504053.1
Quantitative estimates of average geomagnetic axial dipole dominance in deep geological time (Journal article)
Biggin, A., Bono, R., Meduri, D., Sprain, C., Davies, C., Holme, R., & Doubrovine, P. (n.d.). Quantitative estimates of average geomagnetic axial dipole dominance in deep geological time. doi:10.31223/osf.io/9s7y6
The Ediacaran Grenville dykes (SE Canada) reveal the weakest sustained palaeomagnetic field on record. (Journal article)
Thallner, D., Biggin, A., & Halls, H. (n.d.). The Ediacaran Grenville dykes (SE Canada) reveal the weakest sustained palaeomagnetic field on record.. doi:10.31223/osf.io/ksqhy
Elevated paleomagnetic dispersion at Saint Helena suggests long-lived anomalous behavior in the South Atlantic. (Journal article)
Engbers, Y. A., Biggin, A. J., & Bono, R. K. (2020). Elevated paleomagnetic dispersion at Saint Helena suggests long-lived anomalous behavior in the South Atlantic.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(31), 18258-18263. doi:10.1073/pnas.2001217117
Comparison of Thermal and Microwave Paleointensity Estimates in Specimens Displaying Non-Ideal Behavior in Thellier-Style Paleointensity Experiments (Journal article)
Grappone, J. M., Biggin, A. J., Barrett, T. J., Hill, M. J., & Sprain, C. J. (2020). Comparison of Thermal and Microwave Paleointensity Estimates in Specimens Displaying Non-Ideal Behavior in Thellier-Style Paleointensity Experiments. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH, 125(8). doi:10.1029/2020JB019802
Covariant Giant Gaussian Process Models with Improved Reproduction of Palaeosecular Variation (Journal article)
Bono, R. K., Biggin, A. J., Holme, R., Davies, C. J., Meduri, D. G., & Bestard, J. (n.d.). Covariant Giant Gaussian Process Models with Improved Reproduction of Palaeosecular Variation. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. doi:10.1029/2020gc008960
Palustrine wetland formation during the MIS 3 interstadial: Implications for preserved alluvial records in the South African Karoo (Journal article)
Oldknow, C. J., Oldfield, F., Carr, A. S., Hooke, J. M., Biggin, A., Boyle, J. F., . . . Shen, Z. (2020). Palustrine wetland formation during the MIS 3 interstadial: Implications for preserved alluvial records in the South African Karoo. Sedimentary Geology, 405, 105698. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105698
Paleointensity.org: An Online, Open Source, Application for the Interpretation of Paleointensity Data (Journal article)
Beguin, A., Paterson, G. A., Biggin, A. J., & de, G. L. V. (2020). Paleointensity.org: An Online, Open Source, Application for the Interpretation of Paleointensity Data. GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, 21(5). doi:10.1029/2019GC008791
Ultra-low palaeointensities from East European Craton, Ukraine support a globally anomalous palaeomagnetic field in the Ediacaran (Journal article)
Shcherbakova, V. V., Bakhmutov, V. G., Thallner, D., Shcherbakov, V. P., Zhidkov, G. V., & Biggin, A. J. (2020). Ultra-low palaeointensities from East European Craton, Ukraine support a globally anomalous palaeomagnetic field in the Ediacaran. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 220(3), 1928-1946. doi:10.1093/gji/ggz566
Extreme geomagnetic field variability indicated by Eastern Mediterranean full-vector archaeomagnetic records (Journal article)
Ertepinar, P., Hammond, M. L., Hill, M. J., Biggin, A. J., Langereis, C. G., Herries, A. I. R., . . . Yazicioglu, G. B. (2020). Extreme geomagnetic field variability indicated by Eastern Mediterranean full-vector archaeomagnetic records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 531. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115979
2019
An assessment of long duration geodynamo simulations using new paleomagnetic modeling criteria (Q(PM)) (Journal article)
Sprain, C. J., Biggin, A. J., Davies, C. J., Bono, R. K., & Meduri, D. G. (2019). An assessment of long duration geodynamo simulations using new paleomagnetic modeling criteria (Q(PM)). EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 526. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115758
Analysis of an Updated Paleointensity Database (Q(PI)-PINT) for 65-200 Ma: Implications for the Long-Term History of Dipole Moment Through the Mesozoic (Journal article)
Kulakov, E. V., Sprain, C. J., Doubrovine, P. V., Smirnov, A. V., Paterson, G. A., Hawkins, L., . . . Biggin, A. J. (2019). Analysis of an Updated Paleointensity Database (Q(PI)-PINT) for 65-200 Ma: Implications for the Long-Term History of Dipole Moment Through the Mesozoic. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH, 124(10), 9999-10022. doi:10.1029/2018JB017287
Solving the mystery of the 1960 Hawaiian lava flow: implications for estimating Earth's magnetic field (Journal article)
Grappone, J. M., Biggin, A., & Hill, M. (2019). Solving the mystery of the 1960 Hawaiian lava flow: implications for estimating Earth's magnetic field. Geophysical Journal International, 218(3), 1796-1806. doi:10.1093/gji/ggz252
The Origin and Evolution of Magnetic Fabrics in Mafic Sills (Journal article)
Martin, S. A., Kavanagh, J. L., Biggin, A. J., & Utley, J. E. P. (2019). The Origin and Evolution of Magnetic Fabrics in Mafic Sills. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7. doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00064
Petrological architecture of a magmatic shear zone: A multidisciplinary investigation of strain localisation during magma ascent at Unzen volcano, Japan (Journal article)
Wallace, P., Kendrick, J., Miwa, T., Ashworth, J., Coats, R., Utley, J., . . . Lavallee, Y. (2019). Petrological architecture of a magmatic shear zone: A multidisciplinary investigation of strain localisation during magma ascent at Unzen volcano, Japan. Journal of Petrology, 60(4), 791-826. doi:10.1093/petrology/egz016
Latitude Dependence of Geomagnetic Paleosecular Variation and its Relation to the Frequency of Magnetic Reversals: Observations From the Cretaceous and Jurassic (Journal article)
Doubrovine, P. V., Veikkolainen, T., Pesonen, L. J., Piispa, E., Ots, S., Smirnov, A. V., . . . Biggin, A. J. (2019). Latitude Dependence of Geomagnetic Paleosecular Variation and its Relation to the Frequency of Magnetic Reversals: Observations From the Cretaceous and Jurassic. GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, 20(3), 1240-1279. doi:10.1029/2018GC007863
An exceptionally weak Devonian geomagnetic field recorded by the Viluy Traps, Siberia (Journal article)
Hawkins, L. M. A., Anwar, T., Shcherbakova, V. V., Biggin, A. J., Kravchinsky, V. A., Shatsillo, A. V., & Pavlov, V. E. (2019). An exceptionally weak Devonian geomagnetic field recorded by the Viluy Traps, Siberia. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 506, 134-145. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.10.035
2018
Subduction flux modulates the geomagnetic polarity reversal rate (Journal article)
Hounslow, M. W., Domeier, M., & Biggin, A. J. (2018). Subduction flux modulates the geomagnetic polarity reversal rate. Tectonophysics, 742-743, 34-49. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2018.05.018
Thermoremanent Behavior in Synthetic Samples Containing Natural Oxyexsolved Titanomagnetite (Journal article)
Hodgson, E., Grappone, J. M., Biggin, A. J., Hill, M. J., & Dekkers, M. J. (2018). Thermoremanent Behavior in Synthetic Samples Containing Natural Oxyexsolved Titanomagnetite. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 19(6), 1751-1766. doi:10.1029/2017GC007354
Continuous millennial decrease of the Earth's magnetic axial dipole (Journal article)
Poletti, W., Biggin, A. J., Trindade, R. I. F., Hartmann, G. A., & Terra-Nova, F. (2018). Continuous millennial decrease of the Earth's magnetic axial dipole. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 274, 72-86. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2017.11.005
2017
Full-vector geomagnetic field records from the East Eifel, Germany (Journal article)
Monster, M. W. L., Langemeijer, J., Wiarda, L. R., Dekkers, M. J., Biggin, A. J., Hurst, E. A., & de Groot, L. V. (2017). Full-vector geomagnetic field records from the East Eifel, Germany. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 274, 148-157. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2017.11.009
Late Cenozoic evolution in the Pamir-Tian Shan convergence: New chronological constraints from the magnetostratigraphic record of the southwestern Tianshan foreland basin (Ulugqat area) (Journal article)
Qiao, Q., Huang, B., Biggin, A. J., & Piper, J. D. A. (2017). Late Cenozoic evolution in the Pamir-Tian Shan convergence: New chronological constraints from the magnetostratigraphic record of the southwestern Tianshan foreland basin (Ulugqat area). TECTONOPHYSICS, 717, 51-64. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.07.013
Advancing Precambrian palaeomagnetism with the PALEOMAGIA and PINT(QPI) databases (Journal article)
Veikkolainen, T. H., Biggin, A. J., Pesonen, L. J., Evans, D. A., & Jarboe, N. A. (2017). Advancing Precambrian palaeomagnetism with the PALEOMAGIA and PINT(QPI) databases. SCIENTIFIC DATA, 4. doi:10.1038/sdata.2017.68
Was the Devonian geomagnetic field dipolar or multipolar? Palaeointensity studies of Devonian igneous rocks from the Minusa Basin (Siberia) and the Kola Peninsula dykes, Russia (Journal article)
Shcherbakova, V. V., Biggin, A. J., Veselovskiy, R. V., Shatsillo, A. V., Hawkins, L., Shcherbakov, V. P., & Zhidkov, G. V. (2017). Was the Devonian geomagnetic field dipolar or multipolar? Palaeointensity studies of Devonian igneous rocks from the Minusa Basin (Siberia) and the Kola Peninsula dykes, Russia. Geophysical Journal International, 209(2), 1265-1286. doi:10.1093/gji/ggx085
The characteristics of environmental particulate matter in the urban area of Beijing, China, during the 2008 Olympic Games (Journal article)
Qiao, Q., Huang, B., Piper, J. D. A., Biggin, A. J., & Zhang, C. (2017). The characteristics of environmental particulate matter in the urban area of Beijing, China, during the 2008 Olympic Games. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH, 8(1), 141-148. doi:10.1016/j.apr.2016.08.003
2016
Microwave paleointensities indicate a low paleomagnetic dipole moment at the Permo-Triassic boundary (Journal article)
Anwar, T., Hawkins, L., Kravchinsky, V. A., Biggin, A. J., & Pavlov, V. E. (2016). Microwave paleointensities indicate a low paleomagnetic dipole moment at the Permo-Triassic boundary. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 260, 62-73. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2016.09.007
Full vector archaeomagnetic records from Anatolia between 2400 and 1350 BCE: Implications for geomagnetic field models and the dating of fires in antiquity (Journal article)
Ertepinar, P., Langereis, C. G., Biggin, A. J., de Groot, L. V., Kulakoglu, F., Omura, S., & Suel, A. (2016). Full vector archaeomagnetic records from Anatolia between 2400 and 1350 BCE: Implications for geomagnetic field models and the dating of fires in antiquity. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 434, 171-186. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.11.015
2015
Palaeomagnetic field intensity variations suggest Mesoproterozoic inner-core nucleation (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Piispa, E. J., Pesonen, L. J., Holme, R., Paterson, G. A., Veikkolainen, T., & Tauxe, L. (2015). Palaeomagnetic field intensity variations suggest Mesoproterozoic inner-core nucleation. Nature, 526, 245-248. doi:10.1038/nature15523
Thellier-type paleointensity data from multidomain specimens (Journal article)
Paterson, G. A., Biggin, A. J., Hodgson, E., & Hill, M. J. (2015). Thellier-type paleointensity data from multidomain specimens. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 245, 117-133. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2015.06.003
High paleointensities for the Canary Islands constrain the Levant geomagnetic high (Journal article)
de Groot, L. V., Béguin, A., Kosters, M. E., van Rijsingen, E. M., Struijk, E. L. M., Biggin, A., . . . Dekkers, M. J. (2015). High paleointensities for the Canary Islands constrain the Levant geomagnetic high. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 419, 154-167. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.03.020
The performance of various palaeointensity techniques as a function of rock magnetic behaviour - A case study for La Palma (Journal article)
Monster, M. W. L., de Groot, L. V., Biggin, A. J., & Dekkers, M. J. (2015). The performance of various palaeointensity techniques as a function of rock magnetic behaviour - A case study for La Palma. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 242, 36-49. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2015.03.004
Eruption and emplacement timescales of ignimbrite super-eruptions from thermo-kinetics of glass shards (Journal article)
Lavallée, Y., Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J. R. M., Russell, J. K., Andrews, G. D. M., Hess, K. -U., . . . Dingwell, D. B. (n.d.). Eruption and emplacement timescales of ignimbrite super-eruptions from thermo-kinetics of glass shards. Frontiers in Earth Science, 3. doi:10.3389/feart.2015.00002
Robust estimators of palaeosecular variation (Journal article)
Suttie, N., Biggin, A., & Holme, R. (2015). Robust estimators of palaeosecular variation. Geophysical Journal International, 200(2), 1046-1051. doi:10.1093/gji/ggu443
2014
A new set of qualitative reliability criteria to aid inferences on palaeomagnetic dipole moment variations through geological time (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Paterson, G. A. (n.d.). A new set of qualitative reliability criteria to aid inferences on palaeomagnetic dipole moment variations through geological time. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2. doi:10.3389/feart.2014.00024
On improving the selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data (Journal article)
Paterson, G., Tauxe, L., Biggin, A., Shaar, R., & Jonestrask, L. C. (2014). On improving the selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(4), 1180-1192. doi:10.1002/2013GC005135
Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions (vol 186, pg 509, 2011) (Journal article)
Deenen, M. H. L., Langereis, C. G., van Hinsbergen, D. J. J., & Biggin, A. J. (2014). Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions (vol 186, pg 509, 2011). GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 197(1), 643. doi:10.1093/gji/ggu021
Correlation of palaeomagnetic directions constrains eruption rate of large igneous provinces (Journal article)
Suttie, N., Biggin, A. J., & Holme, R. (2014). Correlation of palaeomagnetic directions constrains eruption rate of large igneous provinces. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 387, 4-9. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.011
2013
The cooling-rate effect on microwave archeointensity estimates (Journal article)
Poletti, W., Hartmann, G. A., Hill, M. J., Biggin, A. J., & Trindade, R. I. F. (2013). The cooling-rate effect on microwave archeointensity estimates. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 40(15), 3847-3852. doi:10.1002/grl.50762
The effect of cooling rate on the intensity of thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) acquired by assemblages of pseudo-single domain, multidomain and interacting single-domain grains (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Badejo, S., Hodgson, E., Muxworthy, A. R., Shaw, J., & Dekkers, M. J. (2013). The effect of cooling rate on the intensity of thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) acquired by assemblages of pseudo-single domain, multidomain and interacting single-domain grains. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 193(3), 1239-1249. doi:10.1093/gji/ggt078
Rapid regional perturbations to the recent global geomagnetic decay revealed by a new Hawaiian record (Journal article)
de Groot, L. V., Biggin, A. J., Dekkers, M. J., Langereis, C. G., & Herrero-Bervera, E. (2013). Rapid regional perturbations to the recent global geomagnetic decay revealed by a new Hawaiian record. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 4. doi:10.1038/ncomms3727
2012
Archaeomagnetic study of five mounds from Upper Mesopotamia between 2500 and 700 BCE: Further evidence for an extremely strong geomagnetic field ca. 3000 years ago (Journal article)
Ertepinar, P., Langereis, C. G., Biggin, A. J., Frangipane, M., Matney, T., Okse, T., & Engin, A. (2012). Archaeomagnetic study of five mounds from Upper Mesopotamia between 2500 and 700 BCE: Further evidence for an extremely strong geomagnetic field ca. 3000 years ago. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 357, 84-98. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.039
Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes (vol 5, pg 526, 2012) (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Steinberger, B., Aubert, J., Suttie, N., Holme, R., Torsvik, T. H., . . . van Hinsbergen, D. J. J. (2012). Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes (vol 5, pg 526, 2012). NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 5(9), 674. doi:10.1038/NGEO1558
Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Steinberger, B., Aubert, J., Suttie, N., Holme, R., Torsvik, T. H., . . . van Hinsbergen, D. J. J. (2012). Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes. NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 5(8), 526-533. doi:10.1038/NGEO1521
Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise (Journal article)
Paterson, G. A., Biggin, A. J., Yamamoto, Y., & Pan, Y. (2012). Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise. GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, 13. doi:10.1029/2012GC004046
2011
Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions (Journal article)
Deenen, M. H. L., Langereis, C. G., van Hinsbergen, D. J. J., & Biggin, A. J. (2011). Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 186(2), 509-520. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05050.x
Palaeomagnetism of Archaean rocks of the Onverwacht Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt (southern Africa): Evidence for a stable and potentially reversing geomagnetic field at ca. 3.5 Ga (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., de Wit, M. J., Langereis, C. G., Zegers, T. E., Voute, S., Dekkers, M. J., & Drost, K. (2011). Palaeomagnetism of Archaean rocks of the Onverwacht Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt (southern Africa): Evidence for a stable and potentially reversing geomagnetic field at ca. 3.5 Ga. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 302(3-4), 314-328. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.12.024
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics (Chapter)
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics (2011). Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7
Paleomagnetic Field Intensity (Journal article)
Biggin, A., Suttie, N., & Shaw, J. (2011). Paleomagnetic Field Intensity. Unknown Journal, 919-925. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_123
2010
Are systematic differences between thermal and microwave Thellier-type palaeointensity estimates a consequence of multidomain bias in the thermal results? (vol 180, pg 16, 2010) (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J. (2010). Are systematic differences between thermal and microwave Thellier-type palaeointensity estimates a consequence of multidomain bias in the thermal results? (vol 180, pg 16, 2010). PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 182(3-4), 199. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.07.008
Are systematic differences between thermal and microwave Thellier-type palaeointensity estimates a consequence of multidomain bias in the thermal results? (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J. (2010). Are systematic differences between thermal and microwave Thellier-type palaeointensity estimates a consequence of multidomain bias in the thermal results?. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 180(1-2), 16-40. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.03.005
Application of the multispecimen palaeointensity method to Pleistocene lava flows from the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Journal article)
Michalk, D. M., Biggin, A. J., Knudsen, M. F., Boehnel, H. N., Nowaczyk, N. R., Ownby, S., & Lopez-Martinez, M. (2010). Application of the multispecimen palaeointensity method to Pleistocene lava flows from the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 179(3-4), 139-156. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.01.005
Palaeointensity database updated and upgraded (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., McCormack, A., & Roberts, A. (2010). Palaeointensity database updated and upgraded. Eos, 91, 15.
2009
A comparison of detailed equatorial red bed records of secular variation during the Permo-Carboniferous Reversed Superchron (Journal article)
Haldan, M. M., Langereis, C. G., Biggin, A. J., Dekkers, M. J., & Evans, M. E. (2009). A comparison of detailed equatorial red bed records of secular variation during the Permo-Carboniferous Reversed Superchron. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 177(3), 834-848. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04124.x
Palaeomagnetism of the 3.3 to 3.5 Ga Onverwacht Group of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa: possible implications for geomagnetic field behaviour, continental drift, and the Vaalbara hypothesis in the Palaeoarchaean (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., de Wit, M. J., Langereis, C. G., Zegers, T. E., Voute, S., Dekkers, M. J., & Drost, K. (2009). Palaeomagnetism of the 3.3 to 3.5 Ga Onverwacht Group of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa: possible implications for geomagnetic field behaviour, continental drift, and the Vaalbara hypothesis in the Palaeoarchaean. Rodinia: Supercontinents, Superplumes and Scotland. Geological Society of London Fermor Meeting 2009, 1, 1.
Properties of pTRM in Multidomain Grains and Their Implications for Palaeointensity Measurements (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J. (2009). Properties of pTRM in Multidomain Grains and Their Implications for Palaeointensity Measurements. Eos Trans. AGU, 90(22),, 90, GP33A-03. Retrieved from http://www.agu.org/
The intensity of the geomagnetic field in the late-Archaean: new measurements and an analysis of the updated IAGA palaeointensity database (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Strik, G. H. M. A., & Langereis, C. G. (2009). The intensity of the geomagnetic field in the late-Archaean: new measurements and an analysis of the updated IAGA palaeointensity database. EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE, 61(1), 9-22. doi:10.1186/BF03352881
2008
Geomagnetic secular variation in the Cretaceous Normal Superchron and in the Jurassic (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., van Hinsbergen, D. J. J., Langereis, C. G., Straathof, G. B., & Deenen, M. H. L. (2008). Geomagnetic secular variation in the Cretaceous Normal Superchron and in the Jurassic. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 169(1-4), 3-19. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.004
Evidence for a very-long-term trend in geomagnetic secular variation (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Strik, G. H. M. A., & Langereis, C. G. (2008). Evidence for a very-long-term trend in geomagnetic secular variation. NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 1(6), 395-398. doi:10.1038/ngeo181
Reply to comment on "A comparison of a quasi-perpendicular method of absolute palaeointensity determination with other thermal and microwave techniques" (Journal article)
Shaw, J., & Biggin, A. J. (2008). Reply to comment on "A comparison of a quasi-perpendicular method of absolute palaeointensity determination with other thermal and microwave techniques". EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 265(1-2), 327. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.10.026
2007
Scientific bodies must take own action on emissions (Journal article)
Biggin, A. (2007). Scientific bodies must take own action on emissions. NATURE, 448(7155), 749. doi:10.1038/448749a
A comparison of a quasi-perpendicular method of absolute palaeointensity determination with other thermal and microwave techniques (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Perrin, M., & Shaw, J. (2007). A comparison of a quasi-perpendicular method of absolute palaeointensity determination with other thermal and microwave techniques. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 257(3-4), 564-581. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.016
A reliable absolute palaeointensity determination obtained from a non-ideal recorder (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Perrin, M., & Dekkers, M. J. (2007). A reliable absolute palaeointensity determination obtained from a non-ideal recorder. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 257(3-4), 545-563. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.017
The behaviour and detection of partial thermoremanent magnetisation (PTRM) tails in Thellier palaeointensity experiments (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Perrin, M. (2007). The behaviour and detection of partial thermoremanent magnetisation (PTRM) tails in Thellier palaeointensity experiments. EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE, 59(7), 717-725. doi:10.1186/BF03352735
2006
First-order symmetry of weak-field partial thermoremanence in multi-domain (MD) ferromagnetic grains: 2. Implications for Thellier-type palaeointensity determination (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J. (2006). First-order symmetry of weak-field partial thermoremanence in multi-domain (MD) ferromagnetic grains: 2. Implications for Thellier-type palaeointensity determination. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 245(1-2), 454-470. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.02.034
First-order symmetry of weak-field partial thermoremanence in multi-domain ferromagnetic grains. 1. Experimental evidence and physical implications (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Poidras, T. (2006). First-order symmetry of weak-field partial thermoremanence in multi-domain ferromagnetic grains. 1. Experimental evidence and physical implications. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 245(1-2), 438-453. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.02.035
2005
A rapid multiple-sample approach to the determination of absolute paleointensity (Journal article)
Hoffman, K. A., & Biggin, A. J. (2005). A rapid multiple-sample approach to the determination of absolute paleointensity. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH, 110(B12). doi:10.1029/2005JB003646
A rapid multiple-sample approach to the determination of absolute paleointensity (Journal article)
Hoffman, K., & Biggin, A. J. (2005). A rapid multiple-sample approach to the determination of absolute paleointensity. J. Geophys. Res., 110(B12108).
2003
A method to reduce the curvature of Arai plots produced during Thellier palaeointensity experiments performed on multidomain grains (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Bohnel, H. N. (2003). A method to reduce the curvature of Arai plots produced during Thellier palaeointensity experiments performed on multidomain grains. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 155(3), F13-F19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02089.x
Microwave palaeointensities from a recent Mexican lava flow, baked sediments and reheated pottery (Journal article)
Bohnel, H., Biggin, A. J., Walton, D., Shaw, J., & Share, J. A. (2003). Microwave palaeointensities from a recent Mexican lava flow, baked sediments and reheated pottery. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 214(1-2), 221-236. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00370-4
The application of acceptance criteria to results of Thellier palaeointensity experiments performed on samples with pseudo-single-domain-like characteristics (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Thomas, D. N. (2003). The application of acceptance criteria to results of Thellier palaeointensity experiments performed on samples with pseudo-single-domain-like characteristics. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 138(3-4), 279-287. doi:10.1016/S0031-9201(03)00127-4
How many paleointensity determinations are required from a single lava flow to constitute a reliable average? (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., Bohnel, H. N., & Zuniga, F. R. (2003). How many paleointensity determinations are required from a single lava flow to constitute a reliable average?. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 30(11). doi:10.1029/2003GL017146
Does the Mesozoic dipole low really exist? (Journal article)
Thomas, D. N., & Biggin, A. J. (n.d.). Does the Mesozoic dipole low really exist?. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 84(11), 97. doi:10.1029/2003eo110002
Analysis of long-term variations in the geomagnetic poloidal field intensity and evaluation of their relationship with global geodynamics (Journal article)
Biggin, A. J., & Thomas, D. N. (2003). Analysis of long-term variations in the geomagnetic poloidal field intensity and evaluation of their relationship with global geodynamics. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 152(2), 392-415. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01849.x
Did the Mesozoic dipole low really exist ? (Journal article)
Thomas, D. N., & Biggin, A. J. (2003). Did the Mesozoic dipole low really exist ?. Eos, 84, 97-104.
2000
A palaeomagnetic study of Jurassic intrusives from southern New South Wales: further evidence for a pre-Cenozoic dipole low (Journal article)
Thomas, D. N., Biggin, A. J., & Schmidt, P. W. (2000). A palaeomagnetic study of Jurassic intrusives from southern New South Wales: further evidence for a pre-Cenozoic dipole low. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 140(3), 621-635. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00049.x
1999
Magnetic survey of the Poortown Dolerite, Isle of Man (Journal article)
Piper, J. D. A., Biggin, A. J., & Crowley, S. F. (1999). Magnetic survey of the Poortown Dolerite, Isle of Man. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 160(1), 155-163. doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1999.160.01.11
Magnetic survey of the Poortown Dolerite, Isle of Man (Chapter)
Piper, J. D. A., Biggin, A. J., & Crowley, S. F. (1999). Magnetic survey of the Poortown Dolerite, Isle of Man. In N. H. Woodcock, D. G. Quirk, W. R. Fitches, & R. P. Barnes (Eds.), In sight of the Suture: the Palaeozoic geology of the Isle of Man in its Iapetus Ocean context (Vol. 160, pp. 155-163). London: Geological Society of London.
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