Sentences with phrase «disruptive magnetic effect»

The island, named after the disruptive magnetic effect the area inflicted on the compass of Captain Cook during an 18th Century expedition, is an oasis of unspoiled wildlife.

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In general, if the charged particles from a CME hit Earth's magnetosphere head on and the ejection has a strong magnetic field pointing south, then the disruptive effects are greater, Gombosi says.

Researchers based in New York City can pursue a study that requires a highly sensitive device for measuring magnetic fields of the brain — despite the potentially disruptive effect of the subway system — by locating the device in another country.

But four years ago, Xiao - Gang Wen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology realised that if a magnetic field was applied across the material, the disruptive effect of impurities could be eliminated.

Any rise or major fluctuation in interior gradient could have profound and disruptive effects on processes whose very properties are government by convective heat emanating from the planet's outer core: magnetic field propagation, tectonic plate movements, sea - floor spreading mechanics, and mantle plume activity.