The Earth’s magnetism. A guided tour through magnetic fields / Земной магнетизм. Экскурсия сквозь магнитные поля

The year 2000 ushered in a major sunspot maximum period. Occurring every eleven years, spectacular sporadic solar outbursts of particles and fields bombard our Earth's space and continue at a high level for several years. In this time of majestic auroras and satellite-destroying magnetic storms, global interest focuses upon the curious Earth magnetism that guides the solar particles, with fields that penetrate our environment and affect our lives. <...>