Prof. Dr. Robert Coe

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietGeophysik
KeywordsPaleomagnetism, Geomagnetism, Paleointensity, Tectonics

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSanta Cruz
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Institut/AbteilungEarth and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Stuart GilderSektion für Geophysik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2008

Programm(e)

2008Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Coe has contributed significantly to our knowledge of magnetic field behavior. He has developed more accurate ways to measure the Earth's ancient field intensity and has found evidence suggesting episodes of extremely rapid field change may occur during polarity reversals. His recent work bridges the gap between computer simulations and field observations of magnetic reversals. In Germany, Professor Coe will focus on geomagnetic field behaviour during the Cretaceous Normal Superchron.