Earth''s Magnetic Field

The book describes and explains the Earth's magnetic field, its historical importance, and various ways in which geomagnetism is used, including the analysis of modern satellite-based investigations.

About the author

William Lowrie earned a B.Sc. at the University of Edinburgh in 1960, an M.A. at the University of Toronto in 1962 and a Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1967. He held research positions with Gulf Oil Company and Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory. He has authored 130 scientific articles and five books, including the textbook Fundamentals of Geophysics. He is Fellow of AGU, Member of the Academia Europaea, and in 2022 was awarded the Arthur Holmes Medal of the European Geosciences Union.

Summary

The book describes and explains the Earth's magnetic field, its historical importance, and various ways in which geomagnetism is used, including the analysis of modern satellite-based investigations.

Product details

• Authors: Prof William (Professor Emeritus of Geophysics Lowrie, Prof William (Professor Emeritus of Geophy Lowrie, Lowrie, William Lowrie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.09.2023
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology
• EAN: 9780192862679
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286267-9
• Pages: 176
• Subjects: Geophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Atmospheric physics, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism