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Member Since 1987
Andy Jackson
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
AGU member since 1987. Professor of Geophysics, Dept of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Volunteer experience includes: Associate Editor, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2002—2005; Associate Editor, Reviews of Geophysics, 1997—2000; Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth), 1995—1998; Member, AGU Fellows Committee, 2010-11; Member, AGU Committee on Study of the Earth's Deep Interior, 1998—2002.
Professional Experience
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Education
Other
2000
Honors & Awards
Edward Bullard Lecture
Received December 2010
Union Fellow
Received January 2007
Current Roles
Chair
Fleming Medal Committee
Publications
The Surface Expression of Deep Columnar Flows
June 11, 2020
Measurements and uncertainties of the occurrence time of the...
October 21, 2011
AGU Abstracts
The magnetohydrodynamical modes of plesio-geostrophy
PLANETARY MAGNETISM I
geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and electromagnetism | 16 december 2020
Daria Holdenried-Chernoff, Andy Jackson, Stefano M...
In recent decades, the availability of brand-new satellite data has paved the way for studies of the Earth's secular variation. In particular, core-fl...
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Plesio-Geostrophy: A Rapid Dynamics Formulation for the Earth's Core
EXPLORING THE EARTH’S CORE: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EARTH’S METALLIC HEART FROM MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES I
study of earth's deep interior | 09 december 2020
Andy Jackson, Stefano Maffei
We have developed an approximation to the fluid dynamics of the Earth's core that is appropriate on short timescales (yearly to decadal). The need for...
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Approaching the Geodynamo Through an Inviscid Convective Dynamo Model
EXPLORING THE EARTH’S CORE: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EARTH’S METALLIC HEART FROM MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES II POSTERS
study of earth's deep interior | 09 december 2020
JIAWEN Luo, Andy Jackson, Philippe Marti
The Earth's magnetic field is believed to be generated in the Earth’s fluid metallic outer core, through a process termed ’self-excited dynamo action’...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Chair
Fleming Medal Committee
2022 - 2023
Member
Fleming Medal Committee
2017 - 2018
Immediate Past President
Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism Executive Committee
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