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After some 350 years - zero declination again in Paris

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The main part of the geomagnetic field - produced by a dynamo process in the Earth's outer core - changes its direction and strength in time, over timescales from months to centuries, even millennia. Its temporal variations, known as secular variation and secular acceleration, are crucial ingredients for understanding the physics of the deep Earth. Very long series of measurements therefore play an important role. Here, we provide an updated series of geomagnetic declination in Paris, shortly after a very special occasion: its value has reached zero after some 350 years of westerly values. Indeed, during October and November 2013, the declination at the Chambon la Forêt geomagnetic observatory changed from westerly to easterly values, the agonic line then passing through this place. We take this occasion to emphasize the importance of long series of continuous measurements.
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insu-03581295 , version 1 (19-02-2022)

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Mioara Mandea, Jean-Louis Le Mouël. After some 350 years - zero declination again in Paris. History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 2016, 7, pp.73-77. ⟨10.5194/hgss-7-73-2016⟩. ⟨insu-03581295⟩
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