File:Geodynamo Between Reversals.gif

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Summary

A supercomputer to model flow patterns in Earth's liquid core.

Dr. Gary A. Glatzmaier - Los Alamos National Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy.

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/29dec_magneticfield archive copy at the Wayback Machine why is earth magnetic field important

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Computer simulation of the Earth's field in a period of normal polarity between reversals. The lines represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away.

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