Seasonal pattern of melatonin excretion in humans: relationship to daylength variation rate and geomagnetic field fluctuations

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. -D. Bergiannaki ◽  
T. J. Paparrigopoulos ◽  
C. N. Stefanis
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Variation Rate ◽  
Field Fluctuations

Polarization pattern of low-frequency geomagnetic field fluctuations (0.8-3.6 mHz) at high and low latitude

1999 ◽  
Vol 104 (A1) ◽  
pp. 305-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lepidi ◽  
P. Francia ◽  
U. Villante ◽  
L. J. Lanzerotti ◽  
A. Meloni
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Polarization Pattern ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Field Fluctuations

scholarly journals The Earth's passage of the April 11, 1997 coronal ejecta: geomagnetic field fluctuations at high and low latitude during northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1245-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lepidi ◽  
P. Francia ◽  
U. Villante ◽  
A. Meloni ◽  
A. J. Lazarus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Mhd Waves ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Terra Nova Bay ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Terra Nova

Abstract. An analysis of the low frequency geomagnetic field fluctuations at an Antarctic (Terra Nova Bay) and a low latitude (L'Aquila, Italy) station during the Earth's passage of a coronal ejecta on April 11, 1997 shows that major solar wind pressure variations were followed at both stations by a high fluctuation level. During northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions and when Terra Nova Bay is close to the local geomagnetic noon, coherent fluctuations, at the same frequency (3.6 mHz) and with polarization characteristics indicating an antisunward propagation, were observed simultaneously at the two stations. An analysis of simultaneous measurements from geosynchronous satellites shows evidence for pulsations at approximately the same frequencies also in the magnetospheric field. The observed waves might then be interpreted as oscillation modes, triggered by an external stimulation, extending to a major portion of the Earth's magnetosphere. Key words. Magnetospheric physics (MHD waves and instabilities; solar wind-magnetosphere interactions)

scholarly journals Study of the solar wind coupling to the time difference horizontal geomagnetic field

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1949-1957 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Wintoft
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Number Density ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Proton Number ◽  
Solar Wind Magnetic Field ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Time Variations

Abstract. The local ground geomagnetic field fluctuations (Δ B) are dominated by high frequencies and 83% of the power is located at periods of 32 min or less. By forming 10-min root-mean-square (RMS) of Δ B a major part of this variation is captured. Using measured geomagnetic induced currents (GIC), from a power grid transformer in Southern Sweden, it is shown that the 10-min standard deviation GIC may be computed from a linear model using the RMS Δ X and Δ Y at Brorfelde (BFE: 11.67° E, 55.63° N), Denmark, and Uppsala (UPS: 17.35° E, 59.90° N), Sweden, with a correlation of 0.926±0.015. From recurrent neural network models, that are driven by solar wind data, it is shown that the log RMS Δ X and Δ Y at the two locations may be predicted up to 30 min in advance with a correlation close to 0.8: 0.78±0.02 for both directions at BFE; 0.81±0.02 and 0.80±0.02 in the X- and Y-directions, respectively, at UPS. The most important inputs to the models are the 10-min averages of the solar wind magnetic field component Bz and velocity V, and the 10-min standard deviation of the proton number density σn. The average proton number density n has no influence. Keywords. Magnetospheric physics (Solar wind - magnetosphere interactions) – Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism (Rapid time variations)

Long period geomagnetic field fluctuations at Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1443-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Villante ◽  
S. Lepidi ◽  
P. Francia ◽  
A. Meloni ◽  
P. Palangio
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Terra Nova Bay ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Terra Nova

Latitudinally propagating on–off switching aurorae and associated geomagnetic pulsations: A case study of an event of February 20, 1980

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1131-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Oguti ◽  
S. Kokubun ◽  
K. Hayashi ◽  
K. Tsuruda ◽  
S. Machida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Auroral Zone ◽  
Geomagnetic Pulsations ◽  
The North ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Auroral Latitude ◽  
East West

Poleward propagating on–off switching aurorae and equatorward propagating aurorae, otherwise similar, were observed simultaneously at Rabbit Lake and La Ronge, respectively, for about 40 min before dawn of Feb. 20, 1980. Rabbit Lake is a high auroral latitude site, at the northern end of the Saskatchewan chain of stations for the Pulsating Aurora Campaign, whereas La Ronge, due south of Rabbit, is almost at the southern edge of the auroral zone. The repetition periods of the on–off switching aurorae are about 6 to 13 s. The poleward propagating aurorae had well defined fronts of light which extended a few hundred kilometres or more in the east–west direction. The light fronts of the equatorward propagating aurorae, though comparable in extent, were less well defined: they were thicker and fuzzier. The poleward propagating aurorae moved with a speed ~10 km/s whereas the equatorward ones did so with a slightly greater velocity. Geomagnetic field fluctuations were concurrent with the aurorae at both sites. At Rabbit Lake, northward (southward) field changes were associated with upward (downward) changes whereas the trend is reversed at La Ronge, viz., northward (southward) changes with downward (upward) changes. These trends are consistent with a model of a periodic occurrence of two line currents, westward and eastward, the former moving poleward north of Rabbit Lake and the latter approaching La Ronge from the north.

TESTS OF CRYOGENIC SQUID FOR GEOMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS

Geophysics ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Zimmerman ◽  
W. H. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Quantum Interference ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Fluxgate Magnetometer ◽  
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device ◽  
Superconducting Quantum Interference ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Geomagnetic Measurements

A type of cryogenic SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) magnetometer was designed for geomagnetic measurements. Field tests of the instrument including comparisons to observatory variometers, a rubidium magnetometer, an induction loop, and a fluxgate magnetometer showed the new cryogenic systems to be reliable, accurate, portable, and simple to operate. Directional measurements of natural magnetic field fluctuations as small as 0.0001 gamma with periods from 0.5 sec to several hours were demonstrated.

scholarly journals Low frequency geomagnetic field fluctuations at low latitude during the passage of a higher pressure solar wind region

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 656-661
Author(s):  
U. Villante ◽  
P. Francia
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Wind Region ◽  
Spectral Peaks ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Term Analysis

Abstract. The passage of a higher pressure solar wind region at the Earth's orbit marked the onset of low latitude (L=1.6) fluctuations in the frequency range (0.8–5.5 mHz) for both the horizontal geomagnetic field components. Spectral peaks mostly occur at the same frequencies as the spectral enhancements which appeared in the long term analysis of experimental measurements from the same station and were tentatively interpreted in terms of ground signatures of global magnetospheric modes. A comparison with simultaneous observations discussed by previous investigations allows us to conclude that the same set of frequencies is enhanced in a wide portion of the Earth's magnetosphere.

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