scholarly journals Solar flares and variation of local geomagnetic field: Measurements by the Huancayo Observatory over 2001-2010

2017 ◽  
pp. 87-99
Author(s):  
Reyes Carlos ◽  
Ayesta Gárate ◽  
Navarro Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Solar Flare ◽  
Solar Flares ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Temporal Correlation ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Local Variation ◽  
Geomagnetic Observatory ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
National Geophysical Data Center

We study the local variation of the geomagnetic field measured by the Huancayo Geomagnetic Observatory, Peru, during 2001-2010. Initially, we sought to relate the SFI values, stored daily in the NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center, with the corresponding geomagnetic index; however, no relation was observed. Nonetheless, subsequently, a comparison between the monthly geomagnetic-activity index and the monthly SFI average allowed observing a temporal correlation between these average indices. This correlation shows that the effect of the solar flares does not simultaneously appear on the corresponding magnetic indices. To investigate this, we selected the most intense X-class flares; then, we checked the magnetic field disturbances observed in the Huancayo Geomagnetic Observatory magnetograms. We found some disturbances of the local geomagnetic field in the second and third day after the corresponding solar flare; however, the disturbance strength of the local geomagnetic field is not correlated with the X-class of the solar flare. Finally, there are some disturbances of the local geomagnetic field that are simultaneous with the X-class solar flares and they show a correlation with the total flux of the solar flare.

Analysis of Secular Variations of Geomagnetic Field in Lithuania Based on the Survey in 2016

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arunas Buga ◽  
Simona Einorytė ◽  
Romuald Obuchovski ◽  
Vytautas Puškorius ◽  
Petras Petroškevicius
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Geomagnetic Observatory ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Secular Variations ◽  
Geomagnetic Data ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Magnetic Field Variations

Lithuania is successfully integrated in the European geomagnetic field research activities. Six secular variation research stations were established in 1999 and precise geomagnetic field measurements were performed there in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2016. Obtained diurnal magnetic field variations at measuring station and neighbouring observatories were analysed. All measurements are reduced to the mean of the year using data from geomagnetic observatory of Belsk. Based on the measured data the analysis of geomagnetic field parameter secular changes was performed. Results of the presented research are useful for updating the old geomagnetic data as well as for estimation of accuracy of declination model.

Solar flare forecasting model using 3D magnetic field data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Solar Flare ◽  
Solar Flares ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Magnetic Field Data ◽  
The Magnetic Field

<p>Solar flares originate from the release of the energy stored in the magnetic field of solar active regions. Generally, the photospheric magnetograms of active regions are used as the input of the solar flare forecasting model. However, solar flares are considered to occur in the low corona. Therefore, the role of 3D magnetic field of active regions in the solar flare forecast should be explored. We extrapolate the 3D magnetic field using the potential model for all the active regions during 2010 to 2017, and then the deep learning method is applied to extract the precursors of solar flares in the 3D magnetic field data. We find that the 3D magnetic field of active regions is helpful to build a deep learning based forecasting model.</p>

scholarly journals Ionospheric currents estimated simultaneously from CHAMP satelliteand IMAGE ground-based magnetic field measurements: a statisticalstudy at auroral latitudes

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ritter ◽  
H. Lühr ◽  
A. Viljanen ◽  
O. Amm ◽  
A. Pulkkinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Local Time ◽  
Hall Current ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Current System ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Magnetic Field Measurements ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. One important contribution to the magnetic field measured at satellite altitude and at ground level comes from the external currents. We used the total field data sampled by the Overhauser Magnetometer on CHAMP and the horizontal magnetic field measurements of the IMAGE ground-based magnetometer network to study the ionospheric Hall current system in the auroral regions. For the CHAMP data a current model consisting of a series of lines and placed at a height of 110km is fitted to the magnetic field signature sampled on the passage across the polar region. The derived current distributions depend, among others, on season and on the local time of the satellite track. At dawn/dusk the auroral electrojets can be detected most clearly in the auroral regions. Their intensity and location are evidently correlated with the A E activity index. For a period of almost two years the results obtained from space and the currents determined from ground-based observations are studied. For the full IMAGE station array a newly-developed method of spherical elementary current systems (SECS) is employed to compute the 2-D equivalent current distribution, which gives a detailed picture of an area covering latitudes 60° – 80° N and 10° – 30° E in the auroral region. Generally, the current estimates from satellite and ground are in good agreement. The results of this survey clearly show the average dependence of the auroral electrojet on season and local time. This is particularly true during periods of increased auroral activity. The correlation coefficient of the results is close to one in the region of sizeable ionospheric current densities. Also the ratio of the current densities, as determined from above and below the ionosphere, is close to unity. It is the first time that the method of Hall current estimate from a satellite has been validated quantitatively by ground-based observations. Among others, this result is of interest for magnetic main field modelling, since it demonstrates that ground-based observations can be used to predict electrojet signatures in satellite magnetic field scalar data. Key words. Ionosphere (auroral Ionosphere; electric fields and currents; ionosphere-magnetosphere interactions)

scholarly journals Enhancement in electron and ion temperatures due to solar flares as measured by SROSS-C2 satellite

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 2047-2052 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Sharma ◽  
J. Rai ◽  
M. Israil ◽  
P. Subrahmanyam ◽  
P. Chopra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Flare ◽  
Diurnal Variation ◽  
Solar Flares ◽  
Data Center ◽  
Ion Temperature ◽  
Ionospheric Heating ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
National Geophysical Data ◽  
Average Electron ◽  
National Geophysical Data Center

Abstract. The observations on the ionospheric electron and ion temperatures (Te and Ti) measured by the RPA payload aboard the SROSS-C2 satellite have been used to study the effect of solar flares on ionospheric heating. The data on solar flare has been obtained from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Boulder, Colorado (USA). It has been found that the electron and ion temperatures have a consistent enhancement during the solar flares on the dayside Earth's ionosphere. The estimated enhancement for the average electron temperature is from 1.3 to 1.9 times whereas for ion temperature it is from 1.2 to 1.4 times to the normal days average temperature. The enhancement of ionospheric temperatures due to solar flares is correlated with the diurnal variation of normal days' ionospheric temperatures. The solar flare does not have any significant effect on the nightside ionosphere. A comparison with the temperature obtained from the IRI-95 model also shows a similar enhancement.

CHOICE OF CONDITIONS FOR MHD SIMULATIONS ABOVE THE ACTIVE REGION, ALLOWING THE STUDY OF THE SOLAR FLARE MECHANISM

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 92-95
Author(s):  
A.I. Podgorny ◽  
◽  
I.M. Podgorny ◽  
A.V. Borisenko ◽  
N.S. Meshalkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Active Region ◽  
Solar Flare ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Solar Radius ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Mhd Simulations ◽  
Flare Energy ◽  
Numerical Instabilities ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Primordial release of solar flare energy high in corona (at altitudes 1/40 - 1/20 of the solar radius) is explained by release of the magnetic energy of the current sheet. The observed manifestations of the flare are explained by the electrodynamical model of a solar flare proposed by I. M. Podgorny. To study the flare mechanism is necessary to perform MHD simulations above a real active region (AR). MHD simulation in the solar corona in the real scale of time can only be carried out thanks to parallel calculations using CUDA technology. Methods have been developed for stabilizing numerical instabilities that arise near the boundary of the computational domain. Methods are applicable for low viscosities in the main part of the domain, for which the flare energy is effectively accumulated near the singularities of the magnetic field. Singular lines of the magnetic field, near which the field can have a rather complex configuration, coincide or are located near the observed positions of the flare.

scholarly journals Mapping of steady-state electric fields and convective drifts in geomagnetic fields – Part 1: Elementary models

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. M. Walker ◽  
G. J. Sofko
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Magnetic Field Line ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Geomagnetic Field Models ◽  
Spatial Derivatives ◽  
Field Lines ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. When studying magnetospheric convection, it is often necessary to map the steady-state electric field, measured at some point on a magnetic field line, to a magnetically conjugate point in the other hemisphere, or the equatorial plane, or at the position of a satellite. Such mapping is relatively easy in a dipole field although the appropriate formulae are not easily accessible. They are derived and reviewed here with some examples. It is not possible to derive such formulae in more realistic geomagnetic field models. A new method is described in this paper for accurate mapping of electric fields along field lines, which can be used for any field model in which the magnetic field and its spatial derivatives can be computed. From the spatial derivatives of the magnetic field three first order differential equations are derived for the components of the normalized element of separation of two closely spaced field lines. These can be integrated along with the magnetic field tracing equations and Faraday's law used to obtain the electric field as a function of distance measured along the magnetic field line. The method is tested in a simple model consisting of a dipole field plus a magnetotail model. The method is shown to be accurate, convenient, and suitable for use with more realistic geomagnetic field models.

scholarly journals Reversals in the large-scale αΩ-dynamo with memory

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Feschenko ◽  
G. M. Vodinchar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Magnetic Polarity ◽  
Power Law Model ◽  
The Real ◽  
Geomagnetic Polarity ◽  
With Memory ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. Inversion of the magnetic field in a model of large-scale αΩ-dynamo with α-effect with stochastic memory is under investigation. The model allows us to reproduce the main features of the geomagnetic field reversals. It was established that the polarity intervals in the model are distributed according to the power law. Model magnetic polarity timescale is fractal. Its dimension is consistent with the dimension of the real geomagnetic polarity timescale.

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