Speaker
Dr
Pierre Cilliers
(Hermanus Magnetic Observatory)
Description
Marion Island (46d52.740’S, 37d51.442’E), near the edge of the South Atlantic Anomaly, is strategically located for geomagnetic observations. This paper presents the geomagnetic survey done on Marion Island towards the re-establishment of a magnetic observatory to follow up on observations done there during the period 1972 to 1980.
Primary author
Dr
Pierre Cilliers
(Hermanus Magnetic Observatory)
Co-author
Dr
Pieter Kotze
(Hermanus Magnetic Observatory)