Geomagnetic observations on Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Annals of Geophysics
• Main Authors: Matzka, Jürgen, Olsen, Nils, Fox Maule, Cathrine, Pedersen, Lars William, Berarducci, Alan M., Macmillan, Susan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV 2009
• Subjects: South Atlantic Anomaly – geomagnetic observatory – geomagnetic repeat station – Tristan da Cunha; Tristan; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4633; https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-4633

Few geomagnetic ground observations exist of the Earth’s strongest core field anomaly, the South Atlantic Anomaly(SAA). The geomagnetic repeat station on the island Tristan da Cunha, located half-way between South Africaand South America at 37° 05’ S, 12° 18’ W, is therefore of crucial importance. W...