Quiet solar geomagnetic variations at observatories in symmetrical latitudes during a minimum of solar activity

Solar geomagnetic variations on quiet days (Sq), neglecting the small lunar contribution (L), are compared for Teoloyucan (geogr.lal 19°45', long. -99° 11') and La Quiaca (geogr.lat -22°06', long.-65°36’), located in the longitudinal sector of maximum difference between geographic and...

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Autores: Van Zele, María Andrea, Schneider, Otto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/134387
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134387
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geofísica
variaciones geomagnéticas
geomagnetic variations
Sol
sun
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Sumario:Solar geomagnetic variations on quiet days (Sq), neglecting the small lunar contribution (L), are compared for Teoloyucan (geogr.lal 19°45', long. -99° 11') and La Quiaca (geogr.lat -22°06', long.-65°36’), located in the longitudinal sector of maximum difference between geographic and geomagnetic latitudes, the latter being 29,6° and -10,6°respectively. Given the manifest asymmetry, even during the equinoxes comparable data from Pilar (geogr.lat-31°40', long.-63°53'; geomagn.lat-20,40) are supplied. Noon values of the geomagnetic north component of Sq can be represented by a plane model including an electrojet centered al the dip equator and two ionospheric current systems of greater latitudinal extent Application of this model to the particular group of E-months (March/April-September/October) shows that the distance between the vortices of these current systems and the equator is greater in the northern hemisphere than in the southern. Merely geomagnetic causes cannot account for this discrepancy.