Geomagnetic Field Variations

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.

List of contents

The Geomagnetic Field.- The Recent Geomagnetic Field and its Variations.- Records of Paleomagnetic Field Variations.- Numerical Models of the Geodynamo: From Fundamental Cartesian Models to 3D Simulations of Field Reversals.- Effects of Geomagnetic Variations on System Earth.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: K. H. Glaßmeier (Editor), K.H. Glaßmeier (Editor), Karl-Heinz Glaßmeier (Editor), Jorg Negendank (Editor), Heinric Soffel (Editor), Heinrich Soffel (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2010
• EAN: 9783642095603
• ISBN: 978-3-642-09560-3
• No. of pages: 213
• Weight: 346 g
• Illustrations: XII, 213 p.
• Series: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics; Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics; Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; B, Geophysics, paleontology, astronautics, Earth and Environmental Science, Solid Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Planetology, Planetary Science, Earth Sciences, general, Geophysics/Geodesy, Space Physics, Space sciences, Palaeontology