Pruned: The Geomagnetic Terrain

Combined Gravity Field Model EIGEN-CG01C

(The peaks and valleys of an invisible landscape, as revealed by the twin GRACE satellites. In this model of the earth's lumpy magnetic field, we see India is a gravitational depression while Indonesia and Iceland, Himalayan. Image courtesy of GFZ Potsdam. Source.)

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Anonymous
February 19, 2009 at 5:17:00 PM CST
You are amazingly well informed.

Unknown
February 20, 2009 at 2:36:00 PM CST
Hi,
Thanks for your very nice blog. In this article your are talking about the "magnetic field", but it is the gravity field. In Germany we call the figure of the Earth also "Potsdamer Kartoffel".
Cheers

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	The Geomagnetic Terrain Wednesday, February 18, 2009 #data_visualization #gravity (The peaks and valleys of an invisible landscape, as revealed by the twin GRACE satellites. In this model of the earth's lumpy magnetic field, we see India is a gravitational depression while Indonesia and Iceland, Himalayan. Image courtesy of GFZ Potsdam. Source.) 2 COMMENTS — Anonymous February 19, 2009 at 5:17:00 PM CST You are amazingly well informed. Unknown February 20, 2009 at 2:36:00 PM CST Hi, Thanks for your very nice blog. In this article your are talking about the "magnetic field", but it is the gravity field. In Germany we call the figure of the Earth also "Potsdamer Kartoffel". Cheers Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1