Course description
The course aims at providing basic knowledge of the Earth's magnetic field and associated phenomena. Application of the theory and data analysis (e.g., using Matlab) will be practised by solving exercises, and presentation skills will be practised by presenting solutions to the exercises and by giving a short presentation.
Prerequisites:
- Basic skills in data analysis, physics, and mathematics.
The course consists of:
- 28 hours of lectures (2 hours/week)
- 6 sets of exercises
- A short presentation given by each student
- A possible visit to Nurmijärvi geophysical observatory
- An examination
Minimum requirements for passing the course are:
- 30% of the exam score
- 30% of the exercise score
- Points are given for correctly solved problems
- Extra points can be gained by presenting the solutions
- Presentation
Evaluation (1-5):
- The grade is determined based on the exam and exercises such that the weight of the exam score is 70% and that of the exercise score is 30%.
Examination
Fri 22.1.2016 14:00-18:00, FMI
Lectures
- Place & time:
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Physicum, room D112
Periods I & II: Tue 16-18 (1.9.-13.10., 27.10.-8.12.)
- Teacher:
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Liisa Juusola
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tel: +358295394687
Email: liisa.juusola@fmi.fi
- Lecture notes:
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- Introduction
- Basic definitions of geomagnetism
- The Earth's dipole field
- Multipole model of the Earth's magnetic field
- The Earth's dipole field and its temporal variations
- Local and regional magnetic field measurements and models
- The compass
- Geospace
- On the magnetic fields of other planets
- Measuring the Earth's magnetic field
- Geomagnetic space weather
Exercises
- Place & time:
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Physicum, room D115
Periods I & II: Mon 14-16
- Session 1: 14.9.2015
- Session 2: 28.9.2015
- Session 3: 12.10.2015
- Session 4: 2.11.2015
- Session 5: 16.11.2015
- Session 6: 30.11.2015
- Teacher:
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Reko Hynönen
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tel: +358503408941
Email: reko.hynonen@fmi.fi
- Problem sets:
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Submit your solutions to reko.hynonen@fmi.fi by 10:00 on the Sunday before the corresponding exercise session.
- Data:
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Literature
For Finnish speaking students:
For English speaking students:
Supplementary reading:
Links
- International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF)
- Thébault et al., International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation, Earth, Planets and Space 2015, 67-79, doi:10.1186/s40623-015-0228-9.
- International Monitor for Auroral Geomagnetic Effects (IMAGE)
- Nurmijärvi geophysical observatory
- Pajunpää, K., and Häkkinen, L., Nurmijärvi Geophysical Observatory Magnetic Results 2013, Finnish Meteorological Institute Reports 2014:4.
- Nevanlinna, H., Revontulihavainnot Suomessa, 1748-2009, Finnish Meteorological Institute Reports 2009:3.
Presentations
Fri 15.1.2016 14:00->, FMI
Updated January 15, 2015
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