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Session Proposal: Geomagnetic and planetary magnetic fields and their temporal and spatial variations (AGU25)

GP008
Geomagnetic and planetary magnetic fields and their temporal and spatial variations

Session ID#: 249698

Session Description:
This session will cover a broad range of observations, theoretical developments and numerical simulations of dynamos in Earth and other planets. We solicit contributions covering dynamo simulations, modern field observations, excursions and reversals, and records from deep time and their implications for Earth and planetary evolution. Observations and time series derived from a broad range of materials are both important in their own right and can contribute to global syntheses, continuous time-varying models, and statistical representations of paleosecular variations. Planet-wide modeling and regional records provide important constraints on the temporal evolution of magnetic fields. New modeling strategies for paleomagnetic, direct ground, and satellite observations can offer improved insight and integrations with the products of numerical simulations. We anticipate wide-ranging discussion of all these topics.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • DI - Study of the Earth's Deep Interior
  • P - Planetary Sciences
Index Terms:

1510 Dynamo: theories and simulations [GEOMAGNETISM AND PALEOMAGNETISM]
1522 Paleomagnetic secular variation [GEOMAGNETISM AND PALEOMAGNETISM]
1535 Reversals: process, timescale, magnetostratigraphy [GEOMAGNETISM AND PALEOMAGNETISM]
5734 Magnetic fields and magnetism [PLANETARY SCIENCES: FLUID PLANETS]
Primary Convener:  Catherine Constable, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, IGPP, La Jolla, CA, United States and Daniele Thallner
Conveners:  Daniele Thallner, University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences, Gainesville, United States, Alec Brenner, Yale University, New Haven, United States, Catherine Johnson, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Daniele Thallner
Student/Early Career Convener:  Nicole Clizzie, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States and Daniele Thallner
 
Depth of Magnetic Sources of Terrestrial Planetary Bodies (Invited) (1859386)
Alain Plattner, University of Alabama, Geological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Catherine Johnson, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States, Rezvan Soltanabadi, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States and Ramon Kalski, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, United States
 
Title: Force Balances Characteristic of Different Dynamo Regimes (1861656)
Ayesha Sarwar, Robert Teed and Radostin Simitev, University of Glasgow, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Glasgow, United Kingdom
 
The History of the Earth's Magnetic Field Strength Over the Last Three Million Years: An Updated Global View (1870040)
Lisa Tauxe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Brendan Cych, Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Courtney Jean Sprain, University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences, Gainesville, United States, Gillian M Turner, Victoria Univ Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Jonathon Hagstrum, USGS, Moffet Field, CA, United States, Robert J Musgrave, University of Newcastle, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, Andrew P Roberts, Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Canberra, ACT, Australia and Deana Vella, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
 
The ESA Scout NanoMagSat Mission, a LEO Nanosatellite Constellation to Improve Geomagnetic Field and Ionospheric Environment Monitoring and Modeling: on Course for Launch End of 2027 (1883816)
Gauthier Hulot1, Pierdavide Coïsson1, Jean-Michel Leger2, Thomas Jager2, Florian Deconinck3, Lasse Boy Novock Clausen4, John Leif Joergensen5, Jose van den IJssel6, Louis Chauvet1, Irina Babkina3, James Sadler3, Maria Vallmitjana Tostado3, Jorge Pinazo7, Juan Fayos7, Pepe Nieto7, Christian Bang Stoltze5, Massimilano Pastena8, Fabrice Cipriani8 and Jean-Pascal Lejault8, (1)Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France, (2)CEA-Léti, Université Grenoble Alpes, MINATEC, Grenoble, France, (3)Open Cosmos, Didcot, United Kingdom, (4)University of Oslo, Department of Physics, Oslo, Norway, (5)Technical University of Denmark, DTU Space, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (6)Delft University of Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Delft, Netherlands, (7)Comet Aerospace, Valencia, Spain, (8)European Space Agency, Earth Observation Programs ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
 
Geomagnetic reversals and excursions as an outcome of non-equilibrium turbulence in the Earth's core (1890081)
Krzysztof Mizerski, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
 
Transition in the Geomagnetic Secular Variation Time Scale Below the CMB (1912958)
Yue-Kin Tsang, Newcastle University, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom and Chris Jones, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
 
Unraveling Ice Giant Magnetic Fields and Their Secular Variation with Dynamo Models (Invited) (1917402)
Chi Yan1, Krista Marie Soderlund1, Hao Cao2, Jonathan M Aurnou3, Adam Masters4 and Henrik Melin5, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (4)Imperial College London, Department of Physics, London, United Kingdom, (5)Northumbria University, Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
 
Comparing Jurassic Secular Variation in Southern Hemispheric Lavas and Intrusions (1929735)
Rachel Kepler, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Veronica Yonce, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, Peter Selkin, University of Washington Tacoma Campus, Tacoma, United States, Jeffrey S Gee, Univ California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and Catherine Constable, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States
 
Using Legendre Polynomial Based Paleosecular Variation Models to Infer Dynamo Dipolarity (1951324)
Richard K. Bono1, Prof. Christopher J Davies2, Benjamin Gaddis3, Daniele Thallner4 and Courtney Jean Sprain4, (1)Florida State University, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (2)University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, United Kingdom, (3)Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (4)University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences, Gainesville, United States
 
A Framework for Leveraging Clinkers as a Full-Vector Paleomagnetic Resource in Underrepresented Terrains (1959781)
Courtney Jean Sprain1, McKenna Holliday1, Katie E Bristol2, Daniele Thallner1 and Roger R Fu3, (1)University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences, Gainesville, United States, (2)Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, United States, (3)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Amplitude of Paleosecular Variation Deduced from Intrusive Rocks of the Southern Paraná-Etendeka Igneous Province: Preliminary Results (1970532)
Everton Frigo1,2, Jairo F Savian2, Alana G Baioco2, Filipe Temporim3, Carlos A Sommer2, Ricardo IF Trindade4, Stephanie L Taborda2 and Lucas M M Rossetti5, (1)Federal University of Pampa, Cacapava Do Sul, Brazil, (2)UFRGS Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (3)Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil, (4)Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, São Paulo, Brazil, (5)Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
 
Reconciling Real and Simulated Geomagnetic Field Behavior (1972167)
Catherine Constable, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, IGPP, La Jolla, CA, United States, Christopher Davies, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, United Kingdom and Hannah Rogers, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
 
Geomagnetic field strength in the Cryogenian and its implications for Ediacaran animal radiation (1972699)
Jack Schneider, University of Rochester, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rochester, NY, United States, John Tarduno, University of Rochester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rochester, United States; University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, United States, Mauricio Ibañez Mejia, University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, Tucson, United States and Rory Danielle Cottrell, University of Rochester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rochester, NY, United States
 
Recent Geomagnetic Secular Acceleration and Early Assessment of WMM2025 and IGRF-14 (1985089)
Arnaud Chulliat, Manoj C Nair and Sam Califf, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
 
Does Earth’s magnetic field ever converge to a stable average? (1986516)
Nicole Clizzie, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, Catherine Constable, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States and Stephen James Mason, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom