Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity data

Regular magnetic daily quiet time (<i>Sq</i>) variations in total intensity of about 30 nT amplitude are determined in Universal Time (UT) from satellite magnetic field measurements. The CHAMP satellite traverses all hours of local time in 132 days and the <i>Sq</i> variat...

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Main Authors: J. P. R. Turner, D. E. Winch, D. J. Ivers, R. J. Stening
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-11-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/25/2167/2007/angeo-25-2167-2007.pdf
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author J. P. R. Turner
D. E. Winch
D. J. Ivers
R. J. Stening
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description Regular magnetic daily quiet time (<i>Sq</i>) variations in total intensity of about 30 nT amplitude are determined in Universal Time (UT) from satellite magnetic field measurements. The CHAMP satellite traverses all hours of local time in 132 days and the <i>Sq</i> variations in total intensity are therefore calculated as an average over the 132 days for each hour of UT. Results are compared with the <i>Sq</i> daily variations in total intensity for the region above the ionosphere calculated from Malin's (1973) spherical harmonic analysis of the <i>Sq</i> Fourier coefficients for hourly mean value magnetic data from a global distribution of ground-based magnetic observatories. From the reasonable agreement between the two calculations, we conclude that low-Earth orbit satellites that traverse all hours of local time can determine <i>Sq</i> variations in total intensity above the ionosphere.
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spelling doaj.art-aa64aec23a2b413eb68b04bb53b5b83a2022-12-22T00:47:21ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05762007-11-01252167217410.5194/angeo-25-2167-2007Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity dataJ. P. R. Turner0D. E. Winch1D. J. Ivers2R. J. Stening3School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSchool of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaRegular magnetic daily quiet time (<i>Sq</i>) variations in total intensity of about 30 nT amplitude are determined in Universal Time (UT) from satellite magnetic field measurements. The CHAMP satellite traverses all hours of local time in 132 days and the <i>Sq</i> variations in total intensity are therefore calculated as an average over the 132 days for each hour of UT. Results are compared with the <i>Sq</i> daily variations in total intensity for the region above the ionosphere calculated from Malin's (1973) spherical harmonic analysis of the <i>Sq</i> Fourier coefficients for hourly mean value magnetic data from a global distribution of ground-based magnetic observatories. From the reasonable agreement between the two calculations, we conclude that low-Earth orbit satellites that traverse all hours of local time can determine <i>Sq</i> variations in total intensity above the ionosphere.https://www.ann-geophys.net/25/2167/2007/angeo-25-2167-2007.pdf
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Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity data
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title Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity data
title_full Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity data
title_fullStr Regular daily variations in satellite magnetic total intensity data
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