South Atlantic Anomaly
Recently, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have warned that the earth's geomagnetic field is weakening in some areas between Africa and South America. It has also been confirmed by NASA.
- ESA has termed the phenomenon of this change of geomagnetic field or the surface magnetic field as 'South Atlantic Anomaly'
About South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)
- South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), also called as ‘dent’ in Earth’s Magnetic Field is an unusually weak spot in the Earth’s Magnetic Field that allows charged particles from Sun to dip closer to the Earth’s surface than normal. It is observed over South America and the southern ....
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