Constructing APWPs from VGPs - Going Virtual

Explore the construction of Apparent Polar Wander Paths (APWPs) from Virtual Geomagnetic Poles (VGPs) in this 47-minute conference talk presented by Mathew Michael Domeier from the University of Oslo. Delivered at the 2023 Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC) Workshop, the presentation delves into innovative approaches to overcome limitations in conventional APWP construction methods. Learn about a bottom-up Monte Carlo uncertainty propagation scheme that operates on site-level paleomagnetic data, offering improved spatial and temporal resolution in polar wandering assessment. Discover how this methodology is applied to a compilation of Cenozoic paleomagnetic data from North America, demonstrating the potential for high-resolution APWP generation even in the presence of substantial uncertainty. Gain insights into the importance of APWPs in understanding Earth's paleogeography and the challenges associated with integrating paleomagnetic record noise and representing spatial and temporal uncertainties.