The Earth’s Magnetic Field in the Space Age: An Introduction to Terrestrial Magnetism

Abstract

The series of papers presented in this issue of Space Science Research (reprinted as Volume 36 in the Space Science Series of ISSI) is the result of a fruitful workshop that took place at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), in Bern, Switzerland, during the week of March 9–13, 2009. Focussing on the (still very broad) topic of Terrestrial Magnetism, this workshop was the last of a series of three that aimed to present, discuss and summarize recent advances in our understanding of magnetic fields in the solar system. The earlier workshops, on solar and on planetary magnetism, were held in January and September 2008