Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explained

Monday, April 22, 2019 - 11:31 in Physics & Chemistry

The Earth's magnetic field experiences unpredictable, rapid, and intense anomalies that are known as geomagnetic jerks. The mechanisms behind this phenomenon had remained a mystery until the recent research. Scientists have now created a computer model for these geomagnetic jerks, and provided an explanation for their appearance.

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