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GAMS.ll Severe Geomagnetic Activity and its
Activities
D H Boteler, Research School of
Victoria University of Wellington,
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
Alex Zaitzev
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Severe geomagnetic acti vi t_y has demonstrated the vul nerabi 1 i ty
of power systems, computers, . and other equipment. This session
will examine the characteristics of severe disturbances and
consider their effects on technological systems. Also included
will be the possible relation between geomagnetic activity and
the occurrence of certain medical conditions.
GAM5.12 Informatics in Geomagnetism and Solar-terrestrial
Physics
Tohu Araki, Data Analysis Center for Geomagnetism &
Space Magnetism, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University,
Kyoto 606, JAPAN.
R Walker
V Papitashvili
This will be a review of the status of data systems for
geomagnetism and solar terrestrial physics and will discuss
the problems faced by these systems and the future of world
data centres. There will be emphasis on directory and database
management systems, mass storage media for digital and
analogue data, computer graphics and the use of networks.
GAM5.13 Petromagnetic Properties and Magnetic Anomalies of the
Lithosphere
Patrick T Taylor, Code 622, NASA/Goddard Space Flight
Center, Greenbelt MD 20771, USA.
P Wasilewski
W Hinze
C Raymond
Magnetic anomaly maps show a geologically-interesting array of
anomalies covering a broad spectral range. The source of the
long-wavelength anomalies are pa.rtcularly problematic in terms
of source depth, petrology and magnetic mineralogy. This
symposium will explore the nature and source of these
anomalies.
GAM5.14 Geomagnetic Studies of the Polar Lithosphere
Ralph R B von Freese, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio
State University, 103 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South
Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210-1308, USA.
Wilhelm Bosum
Arctic and antarctic geology is used for new insight on the
tectonic evolution of the continents and oceans and magnetic
surveying plays a central role in geologically mapping the
polar regions. This session will consider the progress in and
problems of mapping, processing, and interpreting magnetic
anomalies of the polar lithosphere.
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