Development of the South Atlantic Anomaly

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The South Atlantic Anomaly refers to an area where our protective shield is weak. This animation shows the magnetic field strength at Earth’s surface from 2014-2020 based on data collected by the Swarm satellite constellation.

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Division of Geomagnetism, DTU Space
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Observing the Earth
Swarm
Future EO
Earth Explorers Earth observation Magnetic field Magnetic shield Magnetism

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