Variations of the Earth’s magnetic field in space and time cover a wide range of magnitudes. Strong changes of the geomagnetic field intensity on decadal to centennial timescales originating from the Earth’s outer core are of crucial importance for infrastructures and living organisms because they affect the shielding strength against energetic cosmic particles. Within the FWF project “Filling critical archeomagnetic data gaps” (P 36496), two periods characterized by extraordinarily strong field intensity variations will be investigated with new records from Central Europe.
Terralla is an art project enabling you to listen to sounds of the Earth’s magnetic field. Terrella uses live data from geomagnetic observatories around the world and turns it into music. It is recommended to use headphones. Details can be found here: http://geomagneticmusic.net/
Investigating the occurence, morphology and consequences of geomagnetic field reversals is the primary goal of this project. Within the framwork of an FWF proposal (P30523-N29) we aimed on identification and sampling transitional geomagnetic field information at three sites: in Styria (Austria), São Nicolau (Cabo Verde) and St. Helena.
Starlink is a satellite network, maintained by the SpaceX company, which should provide global Internet access in the future. A beta test has started in 2020. In 2021 I applied as beta tester for the then available system in mid latitudes. As a geophysical observer I am interested in whether such system can assist us in broadcasting our open earth observation data particularly from remote locations and whether the bandwith is suitable for remote operations and maintenance.