V_r:A new index to represent the variation rate of geomagnetic activity

By calculating the hourly standard deviation of the first-order differences of the horizontal geomagnetic component minute data,a new index Vr to represent the variation rate of the geomagnetic field was introduced.Vr-indices show similar trends in the temporal change at different observatories and have simultaneous peak values at the observatories covering a large span geographically,which reveals that the source of geomagnetic disturbances represented by Vr is in the magnetosphere.Based on the comparison among Vr,Kp and ap,it is found that generally Vr changes linearly with Kp and ap,which means that the rapid changes of magnetic field usually exist together with magnetic disturbances.But there are exceptions.As Vr can be easily produced by individual observatory in quasi real time and is more sensitive to the variation rate of geomagnetic field rather than the field itself,it can be expected to serve for monitoring or predicting the geomagnetic-induced event in a quick and intuitive way.     

A Geographic Information System‐based site selection experience for the construction of a geomagnetic observatory in Kerman Province,Iran

In recent years, the necessity of constructing new geomagnetic observatories in Iran has been discussed from various aspects. Improper site selection of such important data centres can significantly affect the quality of their recorded data. In this research, site selection studies were performed to find the most favourable location to construct a geomagnetic observatory in Kerman Province, southeast of Iran. Having defined 11 site selection criteria for geomagnetic observatories, all the data layers were prepared for the whole province. After detection of seven promising regions using analytical hierarchy process and fuzzy logic method in geographical information system, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution was used for ranking of the suitable areas. The most favourable region was finally detected southwest of Kerman Province, located between the cities of Baft and Sirjan. Detailed land surveys can be focused in this region to decide on the optimum area for the construction of the geomagnetic observatory.     

绝对观测时段对地磁基线值观测质量影响的分析研究

基线值的观测质量是综合评价地磁台观测资料质量的一个重要指标。根据肇庆地磁台2007年9月18日进行的连续46组绝对观测数据．分析研究了相应时段基线值的稳定性及精度。研究结果表明,在磁静日的不同时段进行的绝对观测对基线值的稳定性影响较小,基线值观测精度较高。     

Recent Efforts Toward the Establishment of the Lonjsko Polje Geomagnetic Observatory

More than ten years ago, the Geophysical Institute initiated the installation of a geomagnetic observatory in Croatia. Over the past decade, extensive surveys and studies have been conducted in order to determine the proper location for the observatory. Finally, in 2012, the observatory was established in Lonjsko Polje. This paper presents the first data recorded in the period 2012.5-2015.0. Also presented are the technical aspects and data processing techniques of this remotely operated observatory. Analysis of data quality and comparison with data from the surrounding INTERMAGNET observatories is discussed in detail. Although remote observatories cannot provide the ideal environment for magnetometers, the obtained results accentuate the potential of the new observatory to provide high-quality data. The establishment of this observatory paves the way for scientific and professional development of geomagnetism in Croatia.     

中国部分地磁台站年均值与IGRF模型一致性分析

利用中国部分地磁台站1990～2003年的年均值资料,研究了台站年均值与IGRF模型计算值的一致程度,结果表明：①我国地磁台站的长期变速度与IGRF模型的长期变速度有差异：总体来讲,我国台站磁偏角D和垂直强度Z的长期变速度低于IGRF模型的相应速度;水平强度H的长期变速度在1990～1995年间高于IGRF模型的相应速度,在1995～2000年间低于IGRF模型的相应速度;②台站年均值与IGRF模型值的差值曲线中,H和Z有明显的起伏,反映了地磁场长期变的非线性;③虽然有上述长期变上的差异,但对于同一个台站,各地磁要素年均值与IGRF模型值的差值的标准偏差均低于IGRF模型的误差水平,说明IGRF模型与台站年均值的一致性比较好;④对于同一地磁要素,不同台站的年均值与IGRF模型值的差值的平均值相差较大,反映出台站所在位置地壳磁异常的巨大差异。通过总结上述工作,文中还讨论了地磁台站保持长期可靠运行的重要性以及地磁台网历史观测资料抢救的紧迫性。     

国际地磁参考场在中国大陆地区的误差分析

IGRF（国际地磁参考场）是有关地球 主磁场与长期变化的模型，IGRF的误差主要来源于：忽略外源场、球谐级数的截断、台站分 布的不均匀、测量、忽略地壳磁异常场等. 分析我国大陆地区IGRF的误差，有利于我国地磁 研究 人员在工作中合理地应用IGRF资料. 如果不计磁异常与环境干扰都比较大的北京台，29个基 准台的IGRF的误差(均方根差)为146.9nT.     

Estimating external magnetic field differences at high geomagnetic latitudes from a single station

Providing an accurate estimate of the magnetic field on the Earth's surface at a location distant from an observatory has useful scientific and commercial applications, such as in repeat station data reduction, space weather nowcasting or aeromagnetic surveying. While the correlation of measurements between nearby magnetic observatories at low and mid‐latitudes is good, at high geomagnetic latitudes () the external field differences between observatories increase rapidly with distance, even during relatively low magnetic activity. Thus, it is of interest to describe how the differences (or errors) in external magnetic field extrapolation from a single observatory grow with distance from its location. These differences are modulated by local time, seasonal and solar cycle variations, as well as geomagnetic activity, giving a complex temporal and spatial relationship. A straightforward way to describe the differences are via confidence intervals for the extrapolated values with respect to distance. To compute the confidence intervals associated with extrapolation of the external field at varying distances from an observatory, we used 695 station‐years of overlapping minute‐mean data from 37 observatories and variometers at high latitudes from which we removed the main and crustal fields to isolate unmodelled signals. From this data set, the pairwise differences were analysed to quantify the variation during a range of time epochs and separation distances. We estimate the 68.3%, 95.4% and 99.7% confidence levels (equivalent to the 1σ, 2σ and 3σ Gaussian error bounds) from these differences for all components. We find that there is always a small non‐zero bias that we ascribe to instrumentation and local crustal field induction effects. The computed confidence intervals are typically twice as large in the north–south direction compared to the east‐west direction and smaller during the solstice months compared to the equinoxes.     

Estimation of effect of unequal secular variation on geomagnetic data reduction

The geomagnetic field components are periodically measured at repeat stations. The main objective of the repeat stations is to provide data for tracing the secular variation of the geomagnetic field components. Secular variation at the repeat station is generally different from that at geomagnetic observatory used in the data reduction. The effect of the secular variation differences on geomagnetic data reduction was estimated for the regions of Europe, North America (below 60°N) and Australia, respectively, during the period of 2000-2010. These estimations were obtained by using the monthly mean values of north, east and vertical components of geomagnetic field, recorded at geomagnetic observatories. The effects were calculated by using observatories pairs, with distances from 350 km (in Europe) to 3100 km (in North America and Australia). The maximal effects were found to be the smallest in east component in Europe and North America, and vertical component in Australia; the effects increase with time from a central reduction epoch and they are not constant during mentioned eleven years; they were less than 1 nT only in Europe, for distances between the observatories up to 1000 km in all three components and for periods spanning ±1 month from a central epoch. It was found that their year to year variability is mostly due to the non-eliminated external field residuals in the observatories monthly means; their effect is up to 3 nT for ±3 months from a central epoch. Further, the real effects were compared to those modeled by IGRF-12 model. The maximal differences between the real and the modeled values are below 4.5 nT in all three components, for ±3 months from a central epoch.     

磁通门磁力仪GM4定向方法的研究

仪器正确定向是保证仪器观测质量的一个重要环节。由于地磁场的长期变化,仪器需要定期重新定向。本文应用全国44个地磁台站2008—2012年观测数据,研究了各台站D分量的长期变化特征。结果表明,仪器定向位置和被测磁场位置产生较大偏离时,必须重新定向。同时首次提出影响定向精度的零场漂移S?0,并根据理论计算在红山地磁台实地开展测量,测量结果表明,零场漂移S0数值达到50.3 nT,超出D分量定向输出范围（磁静日时日变缓慢时间段为-50nT—+50nT）。     

地磁日变规律的破坏与地震的关系研究

2001年11月14日昆仑山8.1级地震前，震中距为400km的格尔木台地磁垂直分量Z的日变形态发生异常，1998年1月10日张北Ms6.2地震前，北京台和静海台Z的日变形态也有异常。但是，2000年1月15日云南姚安Ms6.5地震和1月27日丘北Ms5.5地震前，通海台的Z分量无异常。这可能与地震的复杂性有关。     

On the influence of DC railway noise on variation data from Belsk and Lviv geomagnetic observatories

Geomagnetic variation data from the observatories in Belsk (BEL, Poland) and Lviv (LVV, Ukraine) significantly suffer from disturbances caused by direct current (DC) electric railways. The aim of this study is to quantify the impact of these disturbances on quantities derived from such data, as the K index of magnetic activity and the induction arrow used in the geomagnetic deep sounding method to indicate lateral contrasts of electric conductivity in the solid earth. Therefore, undisturbed data have been reconstructed by means of a frequency-domain transfer function that relates the horizontal magnetic field components of the observatory to the ones synchronously recorded at a noise-free reference station. The comparison of the K index derived from original and reconstructed data shows an increase of quiet time segments by 29% for LVV and by 14% for BEL due to our noise removal procedure. Furthermore, the distribution of the corrected K indices agrees well with the one from the Niemegk observatory in Germany.     

基于虚拟日变台进行地磁矢量数据日变通化方法

流动地震地磁矢量观测是一种获取地震前兆异常的方法,试验研究和观测实例表明,地震孕育引起的地磁场异常变化量级较小,因此在观测、数据处理过程中都要尽可能消除误差提高精度.本文主要从地磁矢量数据日变通化精度方面开展讨论,首先使用反距离加权插值法由泰安、武汉、崇明、杭州4个地磁台观测资料计算出蒙城地磁台相应的虚拟地磁数据,其磁偏角、水平分量、垂直分量三个要素与真实观测值的相关系数分别高达0.9987、0.9946和0.9806,验证了反距离加权插值方法对地磁观测数据空间插值的有效性.其次,选择东部和西部测区分别使用反距离加权插值方法建立各地磁矢量测点位置的虚拟日变台并用其进行通化,实例计算结果表明,该方法可有效提高日变通化精度,对于地磁台站稀疏地区更具实际应用价值.     

海洋磁测日变校正的纬度改正方法研究

目前,在远海开阔性海域磁测中,尚难以有效设立日变站,致使日变改正仍存在着困难.本文利用地磁台站实测资料对地磁日变的纬度分布特征进行研究,发现日变值随纬度变化具有由Sq电流中心向南北两侧递增的规律,且二者之间的关系可用二次函数近似描述。以此规律为基础我们建立了纬度改正方法,该方法以经度链为基站,利用基站数据得到日变值与磁纬度的拟合函数以进行纬度改正,再调整时差作为经度校正即得到计算站的日变值.实测数据计算结果表明,相较于加权平均法,此方法在远距离(经度差达40°)仍能保持较高的校正精度(<4 nT),因而能更好地适用于远海磁测.     

中国地磁台观测的2014年地磁急变

地磁急变（jerk）是起源于地球外核并在导电地幔过滤效应后在地球表面观测到的一种地磁现象,其反映了地核内部某些动力学过程.Jerks在空间范围上既可以是区域性的,也可以是全球性的.中国地区地磁台能否检测到2014年jerk？针对这一问题,利用中国大陆10个地磁台的磁静日月均值和CHAOS-6全球磁场模型,分析了X、Y和Z分量2008—2018年期间的长期变化,估算了2014年前、后的长期加速度值,确定了2014年地磁jerk的时间和强度.研究表明中国地磁台Y分量的长期变化为"Λ"型,Z分量存在明显的"V"型,具有典型的jerk特点.Y分量jerk出现的时间大约在2014年6月,比非洲大陆的Algeria TAM台和南美洲French Guiana KOU台时间滞后大约4个月.这暗示着产生jerks的地核流体波动的时序特点.中国西部和东北部地磁台的长期变化形态有明显的差别,主要由非偶极磁场引起.CHAOS-6模型与地面台站的长期变化形态并非始终一致.本文结果有助于更好地理解和解释长期变化的时间演变和地理分布,并为深入探讨jerks的地核起源和驱动机制提供新的观测约束.     

An inspection of the long-term behaviour of the range of the daily geomagnetic field variation from comprehensive modelling

This paper attempts to reveal whether long-term trends in the ionosphere are reflected in the amplitude range of the geomagnetic daily variation recorded at ground level. The smooth and regular variation observed in the magnetograms on magnetically quiet days is induced by the ionospheric currents flowing in the dynamo region. So it is likely that trends in the conductivity or in the dynamics of this region could produce changes in the current densities, and consequently in the range of the geomagnetic variation. The crucial aspect is how to separate the changes produced by the geomagnetic activity itself, or by secular changes of the Earth's magnetic field, from the part of the variation produced by factors affecting trends in the ionosphere, which could have an anthropogenic origin. To investigate this, we synthesized for several geomagnetic observatories the daily ranges of the geomagnetic field components with a comprehensive model of the quiet-time, near-Earth magnetic field, and finally we removed the synthetic values from the observed ranges at those observatories. This comprehensive model accounts for contributions from Earth's core, lithosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere and coupling currents, and, additionally, accounts for influences of main field and solar activity variations on the ionosphere. Therefore, any trend remaining in the residuals, assuming that all the contributions mentioned above are properly described and thus removed by the comprehensive model, should reflect the influence of other sources. Results, based on series of magnetic data from observatories worldwide distributed, are presented. Trends in the X and Z components are misleading, since the current system changes in form as well as in intensity, producing changes of the focus latitude in the course of a solar cycle and from one cycle to another. Some differences exist between the long-term trends in the Y component between the real and modelled ranges, suggesting that other non-direct solar causes to the amplitude changes of the solar quiet geomagnetic variation should not be ruled out. Nevertheless, the results also reflect some short-comings in the way that the comprehensive modelling accounts for the influence of the solar activity on the range of the daily geomagnetic variation.     

从单台F差值分析看绝对观测中F人工观测的必要性

通过对同一台站人工观测的地磁场总强度F与连续记录F,及两套连续记录仪记录的地磁场总强度F夜均值的差值分析,发现同一台站两种差值均存在显著的年变化特征。对其他台站同样可以看到类似变化。而各时段的时均值差值也表现出相似的变化特征。由此说明,同一台站地磁观测区的不同点位,地磁场差异在长时间内不断发生变化,在进行绝对观测时,无法通过选择绝对观测时间消除该差值变化。     

国际地磁台网发展现状与展望

从国际地磁台站分布、地磁信息节点分布、地磁观测技术指标、数据产品及服务应用等5个方面介绍了国际地磁台网的发展现状。通过综合分析,得出地磁场和空间环境的全球性精细化监测及预报已经成为地球科学家关注的焦点。在此基础上,从4个方面预测了国际地磁台网未来发展趋势,以期为我国开展相关工作提供参考和借鉴。     

北京地磁台地磁场长期变化的初步研究

根据北京地磁台1987~2012年已正式出版的《地磁观测报告》资料,对北京地磁台地磁场的长期变化进行初步分析研究。系统地总结了北京地磁台地磁场长期变化的基本规律,这对进一步认识了解北京地磁台地磁场各要素的变化规律与特征,以及应用北京地磁台的资料有一定的意义。     

New induction sounding tested in Central Europe

The hourly data of nine geomagnetic observatories situated in Central Europe have been analyzed using the generalized magnetovariation (GMV) method designed recently for induction soundings of inhomogeneous media. In this method, impedance is one of transfer functions in the differential relation between spectra of the magnetic components and their derivatives. The peculiarity of this impedance is its correspondence to the magnetotelluric one estimated from the linear relations. Three transfer functions have been estimated simultaneously for data of geomagnetic observatories, using three different routines working in the period range from three hours up to two days. Noises in the source field components have been compared with noise in the estimated plane field divergence. The multivariate errors-in-variables method was used to extract spatially and temporally coherent geomagnetic field structure from the partially incoherent geomagnetic variations. This method allows estimating reliably impedances and gradient tippers for each observatory, taking into consideration the Earth’s sphericity. The obtained responses have been used for induction soundings and for detecting a deep inhomogeneity in the region.     

On the 60-year signal from the core

The decadal variation in the length of day and in the Earth's magnetic field is analyzed by empirical mode decomposition (EMD). The existence of a periodicity of about 60-years in the Earth's angular velocity has often been inferred and is confirmed here, with a new estimate of approximately 62 years. The existence of a similar periodicity in the geomagnetic field has been controversial. From the time series analyses presented here of the magnetic declination at 10 observatories, it is concluded that a geomagnetic periodicity of about 62?±?3 years does exist. A similar analysis of the magnetic inclination at five observatories gives a period of 58?±?5 years. The declination data from four observatories is found to correlate with the length of day signal, with a correlation coefficient of approximately 0.6.