Geomagnetic Field Variations

Jorg Negendank

ISBN 10: 3540769382 / ISBN 13: 9783540769385

Published by Springer, 2008

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Earth's magnetic field is currently changing dramatically. Is the observed decrease of the dipole moment indicating a future polarity transition What would be the effects of such a drastic change on system Earth Can any positive or negative effects on our biosphere or even humans be expected This book gives a first overview about the geomagnetic field in general and serves as an introduction into geomagnetism. As the topic of the book covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, the first chapter summarises basic principles of geomagnetism and related fields including a historic overview, instruments and measurements, paleomagnetic fields, basics of dynamo theory, etc. The contributed chapters review major results of international activities aiming at understanding the causes and effects of geomagnetic field variations in view of the questions above.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geomagnetic Field Variations
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540769382
• ISBN 13: 9783540769385
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 18D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 512 grams

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Earth’s magnetic field is currently changing dramatically. Is the observed decrease of the dipole moment indicating a future polarity transition? What would be the effects of such a drastic change on system Earth? Can any positive or negative effects on our biosphere or even humans be expected?

This book gives a first overview about the geomagnetic field in general and serves as an introduction into geomagnetism. As the topic of the book covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, the first chapter summarises basic principles of geomagnetism and related fields including a historic overview, instruments and measurements, paleomagnetic fields, basics of dynamo theory, etc. The contributed chapters review major results of international activities aiming at understanding the causes and effects of geomagnetic field variations in view of the questions above.