Open AccessThe Magnetic Fields of Ocean Waves
Author(s) -
Fraser D. C.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1966.tb03162.x
Subject(s) - geophysics , magnetometer , magnetic field , geology , wind wave , physics , geodesy , oceanography , quantum mechanics
Summary Magnetic fields associated with ocean waves have been measured by a magnetometer mounted on the sea bed. Experimental results are found to agree with theoretical predictions obtained by supposing that the fields are due to electric currents induced in the waves by their movement through the Earth's magnetic field.