Geomagnetic Field Variations | ISBN 9783642095603

Geomagnetic Field Variations

herausgegeben von K.H. Glaßmeier, Heinrich Soffel und Jorg Negendank
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonK.H. Glaßmeier
Herausgegeben vonHeinrich Soffel
Herausgegeben vonJorg Negendank
Buchcover Geomagnetic Field Variations  | EAN 9783642095603 | ISBN 3-642-09560-7 | ISBN 978-3-642-09560-3

Geomagnetic Field Variations

herausgegeben von K.H. Glaßmeier, Heinrich Soffel und Jorg Negendank
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonK.H. Glaßmeier
Herausgegeben vonHeinrich Soffel
Herausgegeben vonJorg Negendank

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.