Resource Letter: G-1: Geomagnetism

This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on the internally generated geomagnetic field. The topics covered include the origin of the geomagnetic field and the energy requirements and core properties necessary for its generation; a description of the geomagnetic field, including its sp...

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Published in:American journal of physics 2001-05, Vol.69 (5), p.534-542
Main Author: Harrison, Christopher G. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth
Geology
Magnetism
Physics
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Summary:This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on the internally generated geomagnetic field. The topics covered include the origin of the geomagnetic field and the energy requirements and core properties necessary for its generation; a description of the geomagnetic field, including its spherical harmonic representation, and its rates of change, as well as models of the secular variation; observations of the field relevant to paleomagnetism and continental drift; information about magnetic anomalies in the oceans, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics; reversals of the geomagnetic field and magnetochronology.
ISSN:0002-9505
1943-2909
DOI:10.1119/1.1351148