Geomagnetism, Aeronomy and Space Weather A Journey from the Earth's Core to the Sun

On the centenary of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, this book reviews the state-of-the-art research in geomagnetism, aeronomy and space weather. Written by eminent researchers from these fields, it summarises the advances in research over the past 100 years, and looks ahead to current and emerging studies on Earth's magnetic field. It provides a comprehensive overview of the generation of Earth's magnetic field, its history and its response to external forces. Starting at the centre of the Earth, the reader is taken on a journey from the interior core and mantle, through the upper atmosphere and magnetosphere, before reaching the Sun's atmosphere and corona. The applications of this research are also discussed, particularly the societal impact of solar activity on critical infrastructures in our increasingly technologically dependant society. This book provides a valuable resource and reference to academic researchers and students in geomagnetism and aeronomy.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Objectives of geomagnetic and aeronomy studies David Kerridge; 2. Why study the geomagnetic field? Steven Constable, Rob Van der Voo, Trond Torsvik, Harald Böhnel, Jacques Zlotnicki, Malcolm J. S. Johnston, Yoichi Sasai, Jean-Louis LeMou?l, Mangalathayil Ali Abdu, David Boteler and Jean-Pierre Valet; 3. Major scientific contributions of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) during the past 100 years Ed Cliver and Eduard Petrovsky; Part II. Geomagnetic Field: Sources and Observations: 4. Geomagnetic field sources – from Earth's core to the sun Daniel Baker; 5. Can paleomagnetism distinguish dynamo regimes? Stuart Gilder and Florian Lhuillier; 6. Geomagnetic and electromagnetic observations at ground level Arnaud Chulliat, Ute Weckmann, Oliver Ritter, Stuart Gilder, Michael Wack, Elena Kronberg and Ameya Prabhu; 7. Modelling internal and external geomagnetic fields using satellite data Ingo Wardinski and Erwan Thébault; 8. New insights in far space measurements: large-scale structures and processes in the solar wind and terrestrial magnetosphere Aurelie Marchaudon; Part III. Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Geomagnetic Field: 9. Insights from forward and inverse core field models Nicolas Gillet; 10. The global lithospheric magnetic field: world magnetic anomaly maps and models Vincent Lesur and Erwan Thébault; 11. The ionospheric field Robert Strangeway, Nanan Balan, Robert Clauer and Yusuke Ebihara; 12. The magnetosphere Stephen Fuselier, Robert McPherron, Daniel Baker, Craig Kletzing, Craig Kletzing and Viviane Pierrand; 13. Temporal field variations Catherine Constable, Ian Mann, Louis G. Ozeke, Alex Degeling, Kyle R. Murphy, Robert Rankin and Colin Waters; Part IV. Space Weather: 14. Physical processes of space weather Bogdan Hnat and Robert McPherron; 15. Space weather effects in the ionosphere, thermosphere and at Earth's surface Ian Mann, Hermann Lühr and Ari Viljanen; 16. Technological impacts of space weather Michael Hapgood; Part V. Magnetic Fields Beyond the Earth and Beyond Today: 17. Magnetic field evolution in terrestrial bodies from planetesimals to exoplanets Doris Breuer; 18. Solar variability: causes, current understanding, prospects for the future Andre Balogh; 19. Long and short geomagnetic prediction Weijia Kuang, Andrew Tangborn, Terence Sabaka and Robert Tyler; Index.

Mioara Mandea is a Professor and Programme Manager for Solid Earth at the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France. She is also chair of the Outreach Committee of the European Geoscience Union, and General Secretary of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy. She has received the International Award of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Petrus Peregrinus Medal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the prestigious French 'Ordre National de Mérite'.
Monika Korte is a head of the working group for geomagnetic field evolution at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany. She is also an associate researcher at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California. She is vice-president of IAGA, and editor for Geophysical Research Letters of the American Geophysical Union.
Andrew W. Yau is a Principal Investigator for the Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (e-POP) satellite mission, and Professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is a member of the IAGA Executive Committee, and Editor for Geophysical Research Letters. He has worked on several international space science satellite missions.
Eduard Petrovsky is Deputy Director at the Institute of Geophysics in the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic. He is also president of IAGA, editor of Geophysical Journal International, and an Associate Professor at the University of Helsinki and Charles University, Prague. His current research focuses on basic rock magnetism and its environmental applications.