Electric fields induced in the Earth's lithosphere during magnetic storms can interfere with the operation of electric power grids. Scientists are working to understand this multifaceted hazard.
magnetic fields & magnetism
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Measuring Solar Wind Interactions in Mars’s Exosphere
An updated analytical technique gave researchers a new look at ion cyclotron waves in Mars’s extended hydrogen exosphere.
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Minerals in Martian Meteorite Illuminate Magnetic Mysteries
What causes the magnetic anomalies found on Mars? Scientists find revealing analogues in a tiny sample of Martian rock that could help answer this question.
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Centenary of the Discovery of Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversals
A monument was erected to commemorate the centenary of Bernard Brunhes’s discovery of Earth’s magnetic field reversals.
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Observing the Birkeland Currents
Scientists use continuous measurements to observe a complicated process in the Earth’s magnetosphere.
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Ted Irving (1927–2014)
Edward “Ted” Irving, noted for his research on paleomagnetism, passed away on 25 February 2014 in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada. He was 86
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Advances in Remote Sensing of Magnetic Fields
Remote Atmospheric Magnetics Workshop;
Washington, D. C., 25–26 April 2014