Map Showing Present-Day Deviation from Expected Magnetic Field Direction (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Map Showing Present-Day Deviation from Expected Magnetic Field Direction

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Map showing present-day deviation from expected magnetic field direction. Blue colors show low deviation, yellow to red colors show high deviation. Star is Saint Helena location. The gray line indicates�area on the core mantle boundary with low shear wave velocities.�

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Image credit: Yael Annemiek Engbers and Richard K. Bono.

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