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Magnetic Field Reversal Video
File Name m000006.i5.magneticreversal.video.mpg
Data Type animation
Computer Program Not specified
File Size 1.58 MB - 1 file
Expert Level College and Introduction to Science
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix The Earth's Magnetic Field
Description
The video from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center shows a computer simulated magnetic field reversal. It demonstrates how the northern and southern fields interact and how both fields look as their intensities decrease. Eventually the fields complete a full reversal and the magnetic field lines are in an opposite direction than they were initially.
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