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Here are a variety of approaches to this: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/ map_direction.html and here is a visualizaiton of model data: http://www.psc.edu/science/glatzmaier.html Cathy On Mar 4, 2008, at 3:01 PM, Eric J. Pyle wrote: > If you wish to see an idealized version (without the influence of > the solar wind), you can use Celestia with the magnetic field add- > on. The basic program can be found at http://www.shatters.net/ > celestia and the addon at http://www.celestiamotherlode.com. There > are a couple of tweaks to the add-on that allow you to show (or > not) various field lines and particle pathways. > > Regards, > Eric Pyle > > ---- Original message ---- > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:13:30 -0800 > From: Tom-Pierre Frappé <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: good visualizations of the Earth's magnetic field? > To: [log in to unmask] > >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 > > > >-- > >Tom-Pierre Frappé > >EOS-Science Education Initiative / ECAC & EOSC114 Administrator > >Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences > >University of British Columbia > >6339 Stores Road > >Vancouver, B.C. > >V6T 1Z4, Canada > > > >Phone:(604)822-3063 > >fax: (604)822-6047 > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > Dr. Cathryn A Manduca Director, Science Education Resource Center Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers Carleton College Northfield, MN 55057 507 646-7096 [log in to unmask] serc.carleton.edu