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Annual variation of the geomagnetic field
Authors:S R C Malin  A Mete Isikara
Institution:Institute of Geological Sciences, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, Sussex;T.C. Istanbul universitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Jeofizik Kürsüsü, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract:Summary. Horizontal and vertical intensity data, obtained between 1957.0 and 1961.0 at 69 observatories, are analysed to determine the worldwide distribution of the annual variation of the geomagnetic field. Only data observed near local midnight are used, to avoid the small, but significant contamination from Sq. Over most of the world the variation is found to be small, with a clear dependence on latitude, but near the poles it is larger and more erratic. The non-polar variation is subjected to spherical harmonic analysis and separated into parts of internal and external origin. The polar variations are shown to be consistent with a north—south oscillation of the mean position of the auroral electrojets during the year. It is suggested that, with the exception of the polar effect, the annual variation is not due to ionospheric currents (as was hitherto believed), but results from an annual variation in the latitude of the ring current.
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