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Faculty in this area work on problems in Magnetotellurics, Inverse Theory, Dynamo Theory, Geomagnetism, and Rock Magnetism.

Research Areas :
Magnetotellurics
Geomagnetism, geophysics of solids, rock magnetism.

Faculty Members:
John Booker
Ronald Merrill


Inclination (top) and declination (bottom) of the geomagnetic field over the earth's surface in 2000.
(Click on image to enlarge.)


Earth and Space Sciences

(Geology, Geophysics, Geological Sciences)
University of Washington
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