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Studies of the Earth’s Magnetic Field from Peninsular India: Contributions from CSIR-NGRI

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Journal of the Geological Society of India

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Studies of the geomagnetic field and paleomagnetic phenomena were among the earliest disciplines of geophysics, which were launched in CSIR-NGRI since the early 1960s. Many firsts in the country as well as in international scenario have been achieved. These disciplines continue to grow within the Institute, poised to take up new dimensions of research, which will contribute not only to fundamental science but also to applications for space weather hazards and environmental magnetism. This article attempts to summarise the history of development of geomagnetic and paleomagnetic research carried out in peninsular India by CSIR-NGRI over the last sixty years and highlight salient results of the last decade.

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Authors thank Dr. V. M. Tiwari, Director, CSIR-NGRI for the invitation, permission, and encouragement to write this article (NGRI/Lib/2021/Pub-41). Authors also thank all the staff, former Directors, Scientists, Technical Officers, and students for their support, encouragement and help. Authors thank anonymous reviewers. KA thanks Nandini Nagarajan for valuable inputs on earlier studies in CSIR-NGRI.

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Venkateshwarlu, M., Arora, K. Studies of the Earth’s Magnetic Field from Peninsular India: Contributions from CSIR-NGRI. J Geol Soc India 97, 1135–1143 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-021-1842-8

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