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Terrestrial Magnetism, 2011
Space Sciences Series of ISSI Series, Vol. 36
Coordinators: Hulot G., Balogh A., Christensen U.R., Constable C., Mandea M., Olsen N.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Terrestrial Magnetism:
Publication date: 11-2014
410 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 01-2011
410 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
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The Earth’s magnetic field in the space age.- Introduction to terrestrial magnetism.- Terrestrial magnetism: historical perspectives and future prospects.- Geomagnetic observations for main field studies: from ground to space.- Measuring the Earth’s magnetic field from space: Concepts of past, present and future missions.- The magnetic field of the Earth's lithosphere.- Geomagnetic core field secular variation models.- Geomagnetic jerks: Rapid core field variations and core dynamics.- Short timescale core dynamics: theory and observations.- Millennial variations of the geomagnetic field: from data recovery to field reconstruction.- An introduction to data assimilation and predictability in geomagnetism.- Polarity reversals from paleomagnetic observations and numerical dynamo simulations.- Observations and Models of the Long-Term Evolution of Earth's Magnetic Field.- The Magnetic Sun: Reversals and Long-Term Variations.- Magnetic Polarity Transitions and Biospheric Effects.
A comprehensive and up-to-date review of geomagnetism
The first comprehensive review of the geomagnetic field to integrate fully the new space data with data gathered over the centuries on the ground
A book that covers all the timescales in the evolution of the terrestrial magnetic field, its phenomenology and the underlying physical processes
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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