The Earth's magnetic field : its history, origin, and planetary perspective / Ronald T. Merrill, Michael W. McElhinny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrill, Ronald T.

Contributor:

McElhinny, M. W.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 32.

International geophysics series ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomagnetism.

Paleomagnetism.

Dynamo theory (Cosmic physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Academic Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The earthÆs magnetic field : its history, origin, and planetary perspective

Contents:

Front Cover; The Earth's Magnetic Field: Its History, Origin and Planetary Perspective; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter One. History of Geomagnetism and Palaeomagnetism; 1.1 The Magnetic Compass; 1.2 Declination, Inclination and Secular Variation; 1.3 Magnetic Charts and the Search for the Pole; 1.4 Fossil Magnetism and the Magnetic Field in the Past; 1.5 Transient Magnetic Variations-The External Magnetic Field; 1.6 Origin of the Earth's Magnetic Field; Chapter Two. The Present Geomagnetic Field: Analysis and Description from Historical Observations

2.1 Magnetic Elements and Charts2.2 Spherical Harmonic Analysis Description of the Earth's Magnetic Field; 2.3 Uniqueness and Other Mathematical Problems; 2.4 Geomagnetic Secular Variation: Time Variation of the Internal Sources; 2.5 The External Magnetic Field; Chapter Three. Fundamentals of Palaeomagnetism; 3.1 Rock Magnetism; 3.2 Magnetic Mineralogy; 3.3 Palaeomagnetic Directions and Poles; 3.4 Palaeointensity Methods; Chapter Four. The Recent Geomagnetic Field: Palaeomagnetic Observations; 4.1 Archaeomagnetic Results; 4.2 Analysis of Recent Lake Sediments; 4.3 Geomagnetic Excursions

4.4 The Geomagnetic Power SpectrumChapter Five. Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field; 5.1 Evidence for Field Reversal; 5.2 Marine Magnetic Anomalies; 5.3 Analysis of Reversal Sequences; 5.4 Behaviour During Polarity Transitions; Chapter Six. The Time-averaged Palaeomagnetic Field; 6.1 Geocentric Axial Dipole Hypothesis; 6.2 Second-order Terms; 6.3 Variations in the Earth's Dipole Moment; 6.4 Palaeosecular Variation; Chapter Seven. Origin of the Earth's Magnetic Field 1: Introduction and Physical Insight; 7.1 Properties of the Earth's Interior; 7.2 Some Non-dynamo Hypotheses

7.3 The Dynamo Problem7.4 The Magnetic Induction Equation; 7.5 General Concepts in Dynamo Theory; Chapter Eight. Origin of the Earth's Magnetic Field 2: Introduction to Advanced Dynamo Theory; 8.1 Vector Spherical Harmonics; 8.2 Kinematic Dynamos; 8.3 Turbulent and Hydromagnetic Dynamos; Chapter Nine. The Origin of Secular Variation and Field Reversals; 9.1 Secular Variation; 9.2 Field Reversals; Chapter Ten. Palaeomagnetism and Dynamo Theory; 10.1 Overview; 10.2 Standing Field; 10.3 Variations in the Geomagnetic Field; 10.4 Core-Mantle Boundary; Chapter Eleven. Lunar Magnetism

11.1 Lunar Structure and Interior11.2 The Present Magnetic Field; 11.3 A Lunar Core?; 11.4 Magnetic Properties of Lunar Rocks; 11.5 Origin of the Lunar Magnetic Field; Chapter Twelve. Magnetic Fields of the Sun, Planets and Meteorites; 12.1 Origin of the Solar System; 12.2 The Sun; 12.3 Meteorite Magnetism; 12.4 Magnetic Fields of the Planets; 12.5 Dynamos in the Solar System; Appendix A: SI and Gaussian CGS Units and Conversion Factors; Appendix B: Introduction to Universality Theory; References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-28927-6

9786612289279

0-08-095463-4

OCLC:

466443958