Yes, I had seen this. It is very well made, but as you said, not that
useful for teaching about declination and inclination.
Thanks in any case!
Tom-Pierre
Grant Smith wrote:
> One site I would suggest visiting is Nova's "Magnetic Storm" site at
> PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/
>
> This is the website companion to a 50-minute Nova epsiode that aired
> approximately 3-4 years ago. I think the video is excellent. The
> main topic is magnetic reversals and the supporting evidence, but it
> also includes some information and visuals of how the magnetic field
> protects Earth. I don't think, however, that it has much information
> on declination.
>
> Grant D. Smith
> Western Oregon University - Earth Science Instructor
> Oregon State University - PhD student in science education
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> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Tom-Pierre Frappé <[log in to unmask]
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> Hi all,
>
> I am teaching an online course ( university level, 3rd year). My
> students are having a lot of difficulty visualizing the geomagnetic
> field, and making sense of how the declination/inclination changes
> spatially.
>
> Does anyone knows of good online visualization for the magnetic
> field of
> the Earth?
>
> 3D would be best, and interactive simulations would be ideal, but I
> might be wishing for the moon... you can email me your suggestions off
> list, I'll compile them and send a summary back to the list-serve.
>
> many thanks for your suggestions!
> Tom-Pierre
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