The perturbation of geomagnetic fields by two-dimensional and three-dimensional conductivity inhomogeneities

Summary A numerical method is used to calculate the geomagnetic fields associated with a three-dimensional conductivity anomaly. Fields associated with a two-dimensional model are also studied numerically for a range of frequencies and apparent resistivity curves for the two models are compared with that calculated for a layered earth. The apparent resistivity curves for both the three-dimensional model and the two-dimensional model differ considerably from the layered case, and it is evident that if a layered model is used for interpretation the results may be very misleading.     

Evolution of the dipole geomagnetic field. Observations and models

The works on paleomagnetic observations of the dipole geomagnetic field, its variations, and reversals in the last 3.5 billion years have been reviewed. It was noted that characteristic field variations are related to the evolution of the convection processes in the liquid core due to the effect of magnetic convection and solid core growth. Works on the geochemistry and energy budget of the Earth’s core, the effect of the solid core on convection and the generation of the magnetic field, dynamo models are also considered. We consider how core growth affects the magnetic dipole generation and variations, as well as the possibility of magnetic field generation up to the appearance of the solid core. We also pay attention to the fact that not only the magnetic field but also its configuration and time variations, which are caused by the convection evolution in the core on geological timescales, are important factors for the biosphere.     

地磁长期变化信号提取和模型预测精度评估

高精度地磁场信息在地球物理导航等领域有着广泛应用,一般依靠地磁场模型来预测未来磁场的时空状态变化特征.本文基于中国大陆10个地磁基准台站2009—2022年的连续矢量观测数据,通过月均值年差分和主成分分析方法剔除外源干扰场,进一步去除岩石圈磁场,提取得到了主磁场长期变化信号,并将其与IGRF和WMM系列主磁场模型结果进行对比.通过引入绝对误差、均方根误差等指标,定量评估了IGRF-12和WMM2015模型在中国大陆区域内1—5年尺度的预测精度.结果表明,IGRF-12和WMM2015模型均能总体反映我国大陆主磁场长期变化趋势,两者总场强度的5年均方根误差分别为54.19 nT和15.86 nT,WMM2015模型预测的7个地磁要素的精度均优于IGRF-12.模型误差会随时间逐渐增大,两模型总场强度的1年期最大误差为13 nT,5年期最大误差可达153.65 nT,难以满足高精度定向钻井等领域的地磁导航需求,因此,有必要结合地磁台等观测资料,研制年周期地磁场快速长期变化模型.

     

The palaeogeomagnetic field strength,variations in reversal frequency,and geomagnetic dynamo models

Abstract

The geomagnetic field and its frequent polarity reversals are generally attributed to magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes in the Earth's metallic and fluid core. But it is difficult to identify convincingly any MHD timescales with that over which the reversals occur. Moreover, the geological record indicates that the intervals between the consecutive reversals have varied widely. In addition, there have been superchrons when the reversals have been frequent, and at least two, and perhaps three, 35-70 Myr long superchrons when they were almost totally absent. The evaluation of these long-term variations in the palaeogeophysical record can provide crucial constraints on theories of geomagnetism, but it has generally been limited to only the directional or polarity data. It is shown here that the correlation of the palaeogeomagnetic field strength with the field's protracted stability during a fixed polarity superchron provides such a constraint. In terms of a strong field dynamo model it leads to the speculation that the magnetic Reynolds number, and the toroidal field, increase substantially during a superchron of frequent reversals.     

Intermittence and peculiarities of a statistic characteristic of the geomagnetic field in geodynamo models

The analysis of the statistical characteristics of the geomagnetic field generated in the numerical geodynamo models has shown that the distribution of the spherical harmonic coefficients in some cases is not Gaussian but, instead, has much in common with the Laplace distribution. The shape of the corresponding histograms depends on the time scale, which allows interpreting the obtained data in terms of a mixture of Gaussian distributions. The similar effects associated with the intermittence were observed in the experiments in a turbulent fluid flow. Hence, the behavior of secular variations in the magnetic field of the Earth should perhaps be described in terms of a mixture of several Gaussian stationary processes corresponding to switching between the different regimes of geodynamo generation.     

Some models of the geomagnetic field in western Europe from 1960 to 1980

Achache et al.'s averages over 10 west European observatories of the annual mean magnetic components X, Y, Z are studied from 1953 to 1979. A 1970 jerk is fitted to the data by least squares, and the fit is quantitatively compared with that of a polynomial having the same number of free parameters as the jerk (a quintic). A crude correction for the 11-y sunspot cycle is also attempted. The jerk and quintic are equally good fits to X, the jerk is clearly better for Y, and the quintic is modestly better for Z. The jerk amplitudes of X and Z but not Y depend heavily on whether a sunspot correction is made, and such a correction may be required to estimate the energy of the internal part of the jerk in the manner of Malin and Hodder. The sunspot correction to Y probably cannot be brought above the noise because it is small and highly correlated with both the jerk and the quintic. The sunspot corrections to X and Z are statistically significant but depend on whether the core signal is taken as a jerk or a quintic. Courtillot and Le Mouël's physical model for the jerk predicts that the jerk amplitudes of X, Y, Z will be proportional to the longitudinal derivatives of X, Y and Z. This prediction is roughly verified for the magnitudes but not the signs; it is just possible that the signs in X and Z are not statistically significant.     

Interplanetary fast forward shocks and their geomagnetic effects: CAWSES events

The seven CAWSES interplanetary fast forward shocks and their geomagnetic effects during 2004–2005 have been analyzed. It is found that the arrival time of the shocks at Earth can be estimated within an accuracy of ～5 min. Furthermore, AL decreases are found to occur within 10 min of shock impingement on the magnetopause. It was also determined that there is a direct correlation between the interplanetary magnetic field southward directed (IMF B_s) prior to shock arrival and substorms triggered by the shocks. If the IMF is northward prior to shock arrival, the geomagnetic activity is present but is low. One interpretation of this result is that the preconditioning energy stored in the magnetotail leaks away rapidly. A correlation between substorm peak AL and shock strength (Mach number) has also been noted, which could imply that shock strength is important for the amount of energy released into the magnetosphere/ionosphere.     

云南腾冲地区三维地震定位

本文利用中国数字测震台网和流动台站的地震资料,基于参数优化的AICD自动拾取算法和质量评估方案得到了高质量的震相到时,并在此基础上使用一维、三维定位方法对腾冲地区的799次地震事件进行了重新定位。定位结果显示:水平方向上,一维、三维重定位结果相差较小;深度方向上,三维定位的震源成丛分布比一维定位结果更加密集,地震主要位于地壳内低速层之上。分别利用一维、三维定位方法对典型地震、人工震源进行定位,结果表明,三维定位的精度明显优于一维定位,其在水平、深度方向上的平均绝对定位误差分别为0.7 km和1.3 km。      

Variations of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic effects of three earthquakes (M s>5.0) in Jiangsu Province,China

Since 1979 the repeated observations and experiments of geomagnetic total intensity and vertical component have been carried out for ten years in the geomagetic network which is located in Jiangsu Province, China. Three earthquakes aboveM _s 5.0 occurred during the decade, and some seismomagnetic effects were observed. The observation results show that the anomalies of the vertical geomagnetic component can’t be observed untill some months before the earthquake (M _s>5.0) in this area. In this paper it is suggested that a densely distributed network for continuous observation of geomagnetic vertical component may catch seismomagnetic anomalies and thus improve earthquake prediction in the light of the geomagnetic measurements of the mid — or — low latitude locations.     

时空统一的三维中国地磁场模式应用初步研究

利用１９５０．０，１９６０．０，１９７０．０，１９８０．０，１９９０．０等年代的地磁资料，建立了时空变量统一的三维中国地磁基本场模式。结果表明，所建立的时空变量统一的三维中国地磁基本场模式是成功的，可行的。本文还以此模式场作为正常场，计算出１９７０．０年中国地磁异常场，并把地磁异常与地质构造（岩性分布）相比较，发现两者有着密切的关系。     

外辐射带区域新建地磁场经验模型的定量研究

准确的磁场模型对于辐射带粒子环境研究至关重要.本文利用美国Van Allen Probes（VAP）在2012至2018年期间测量的磁场数据和GOES15在2011至2017年期间测量的磁场数据,定量地评估了三个较新的外磁场经验模型（TS05、TA15和TA16）对外辐射带区域（3~6.6R_E）磁场的描述性能.本文选择预测效率（Prediction Efficiency,PE）作为评估指标,定量分析各模型在不同空间范围（Lm值）、不同地磁活动水平（Kp）以及不同磁地方时（MLT）下的性能表现,并且计算了观测磁场与模型磁场的夹角θ,以评估模型的磁场方向预测能力.结果表明：PE随Lm值增大,随地磁扰动增强而下降;θ随Lm值增大,随地磁扰动增强而增大.在Lm=5~6.5R_E范围内,PE呈现晨昏不对称性,MLT=12-21时的PE值小于MLT=0-9时的值,说明三个磁场模型可以较好地描述晨侧磁场的强度,但它们并不能很好地反映下午至昏侧磁场的大小;在地球同步轨道附近（Lm~6.6R_E）,PE呈现昼夜不对称性,MLT=9-15时的PE值大于其他时区的值,说明三个磁场模型可以很好地反映昼侧磁场大小,但在夜侧可能存在较大的误差.θ在MLT=6-12时的值小于其他时区的值,呈现昼夜不对称性,说明三个磁场模型可以较好地描述昼侧磁力线的分布位型,但在夜侧存在较大的方向描述误差.在外辐射带3~6.5R_E内,TA16模型与VAP磁场观测数据最为接近,PE均大于0.7,θ均小于3°;在地球同步轨道高度（6.6R_E）,TS05模型与GOES15卫星磁场观测数据最为接近,PE约为0.75,θ约为7°.相关的研究结果可以为我国星载高能粒子探测器探测数据的在轨交叉定标、辐射带高能粒子动态模型研究和相关的磁层环境理论/应用研究提供地磁场模型选择方面的参考.

     

外辐射带区域新建地磁场经验模型的定量研究

准确的磁场模型对于辐射带粒子环境研究至关重要.本文利用美国Van Allen Probes（VAP）在2012至2018年期间测量的磁场数据和GOES15在2011至2017年期间测量的磁场数据,定量地评估了三个较新的外磁场经验模型（TS05、TA15和TA16）对外辐射带区域（3~6.6R_E）磁场的描述性能.本文选择预测效率（Prediction Efficiency,PE）作为评估指标,定量分析各模型在不同空间范围（Lm值）、不同地磁活动水平（Kp）以及不同磁地方时（MLT）下的性能表现,并且计算了观测磁场与模型磁场的夹角θ,以评估模型的磁场方向预测能力.结果表明：PE随Lm值增大,随地磁扰动增强而下降;θ随Lm值增大,随地磁扰动增强而增大.在Lm=5~6.5R_E范围内,PE呈现晨昏不对称性,MLT=12-21时的PE值小于MLT=0-9时的值,说明三个磁场模型可以较好地描述晨侧磁场的强度,但它们并不能很好地反映下午至昏侧磁场的大小;在地球同步轨道附近（Lm~6.6R_E）,PE呈现昼夜不对称性,MLT=9-15时的PE值大于其他时区的值,说明三个磁场模型可以很好地反映昼侧磁场大小,但在夜侧可能存在较大的误差.θ在MLT=6-12时的值小于其他时区的值,呈现昼夜不对称性,说明三个磁场模型可以较好地描述昼侧磁力线的分布位型,但在夜侧存在较大的方向描述误差.在外辐射带3~6.5R_E内,TA16模型与VAP磁场观测数据最为接近,PE均大于0.7,θ均小于3°;在地球同步轨道高度（6.6R_E）,TS05模型与GOES15卫星磁场观测数据最为接近,PE约为0.75,θ约为7°.相关的研究结果可以为我国星载高能粒子探测器探测数据的在轨交叉定标、辐射带高能粒子动态模型研究和相关的磁层环境理论/应用研究提供地磁场模型选择方面的参考.     

The calculation of perturbation and induction arrows for a three-dimensional conductivity model and dipole source fields

A numerical method is used to calculate the electromagnetic fields associated with a three-dimensional conductivity anomaly. The source field is due to horizontal magnetic dipoles placed at two different positions with respect to the conductivity anomaly. The transfer functions and related perturbation and induction arrows associated with the fields are calculated and compared with the arrows obtained from a uniform source calculation. The results show the source effect on the induction arrows and indicate that the perturbation arrows provide a method of outlining the spatial extent of the anomaly. The transfer function calculations are made for both exact and approximate normal fields. In the transfer function calculation the anomalous fields are correlated with a normal field as suggested by Schmucker (1970) and Cochrane and Hyndman (1970).     

1683-1949年中国地磁测量、地磁图和地磁模型的总考评与研究

本文全面系统回顾考察了新中国成立前中国的地磁测量、地磁图和地磁模型研究概况:主要介绍中国人独立进行的地磁测量;评述了1932年山东半岛地磁图,1915.0和1936.0年中国(部分地区)地磁图;1945.0年东亚地磁图;1946.1年四川北碚地区地磁图以及1946.1年四川北碚地区地磁场泰勒多项式模型.并根据1936年地磁数据计算研究了1936.0年中国地磁场的球冠谐模型和曲面Spline模型,以及1900.0-1940.0年5个年代的中国地磁数据集、地磁模型和地磁图.对今后我国地磁测量研究工作给出了几点建议.     

Classification of space-weather complexes based on solar source type,characteristics of plasma flow,and geomagnetic perturbation induced by it

The space-weather complexes including characteristics of solar streams (parameters of the solar wind, components of the interplanetary magnetic-field vector) and temporal quantitative estimates of their geomagnetic effects (Dst index) are classified. Comparative and neural-network methods for this classification are developed. As a result of numerical neural-network experiments, types of solar streams responsible for generation of geomagnetic perturbations with different intensities are established. It is confirmed that, on the basis of the selected space weather complexes, it is possible to refine the influence of these streams on the electromagnetic state of the magnetic sphere and, hence, improve the accuracy of predictions of this state.     

Evidence of geomagnetic storm effects in the lower atmosphere: A case study

Disturbances produced by geomagnetic storms in the higher regions of the Earth’s atmosphere, such as in the ionospheric F2 region and in the lower ionosphere, are relatively better known than those produced at lower altitudes, where the effects of geomagnetic storms have been little studied. During magnetically perturbed conditions, some changes in pressure and temperature at high latitudes have been observed, from the surface level to heights of around 30 km, but there are no morphological studies and/or patterns of behavior. Moreover, the physical mechanisms are still unknown and what exists is a matter of controversy. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the vertical profile of the effects of geomagnetic storms as observed in the lower sectors of the atmosphere. For that, we study the variations of two atmospheric parameters (temperature and wind speed) during an intense geomagnetic storm (minimum Dst = −300 nT), at heights between about 6 km and 20 km. The data used were obtained from weather balloon flights carried out at low, mid and mid-high latitudes in different longitudinal sectors of the northern hemisphere, which took place twice per day: 00:00 and 12:00 UT. Small, but statistically significant changes in temperature and in zonal component of the neutral winds are observed at mid-high latitudes, which can be linked to short-term geomagnetic forcing. However, the results show different atmospheric response to the geomagnetic storm in the different longitudinal sectors at tropospheric and stratospheric levels, which suggests a regional character of the geomagnetic storms effects at tropospheric levels.     

Long-term variations in geomagnetic and solar activities and secular variations of the geomagnetic field components

Summary After the removal of the eleven-year periodicity, long-term patterns of the aa indices of geomagnetic activity and of Wolf's sunspot numbers are defined. The positions of maxima and minima exhibit the same regularities as the secular variations of the geomagnetic filed components. This result is associated with the motion of the Sun round the barycentre of the solar system.Presented at symposium Planet 88, Tihany, September 1988.     

Variations of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic effects of three earthquakes ( M s>5.0) in Jiangsu Province, China

Since 1979 the repeated observations and experiments of geomagnetic total intensity and vertical component have been carried out for ten years in the geomagetic network which is located in Jiangsu Province, China. Three earthquakes aboveM _s 5.0 occurred during the decade, and some seismomagnetic effects were observed. The observation results show that the anomalies of the vertical geomagnetic component can’t be observed untill some months before the earthquake (M _s>5.0) in this area. In this paper it is suggested that a densely distributed network for continuous observation of geomagnetic vertical component may catch seismomagnetic anomalies and thus improve earthquake prediction in the light of the geomagnetic measurements of the mid — or — low latitude locations. The Chinese version of this paper appeared in the Chinese edition ofActa Seismologica Sinica,13, 80–87, 1991. This study is sponsored by the Chinese Joint Seismological Science Foundation.     

Upstream perturbation and floodplain formation effects on chute-cutoff-dominated meandering river pattern and dynamics

A sustained dynamic inflow perturbation and bar–floodplain conversion are considered crucial to dynamic meandering. Past experiments, one-dimensional modelling and linear theory have demonstrated that the initiation and persistence of dynamic meandering require a periodic transverse motion of the inflow. However, it remains unknown whether the period of the inflow perturbation affects self-formed meander dynamics. Here, we numerically study the effect of the inflow perturbation period on the development and meander dynamics of a chute-cutoff-dominated river, which requires two-dimensional modelling with vegetation forming floodplain on bars. We extended the morphodynamic model Nays2D with growth and mortality rules of vegetation to allow for meandering. We tested the effect of a transversely migrating inflow boundary by varying the perturbation period between runs over an order of magnitude around typical modelled meander periods. Following the cutoff cascade after initial meander formation from a straight channel, all runs with sufficient vegetation show series of growing meanders terminated by chute cutoffs. This generates an intricate channel belt topography with point bar complexes truncated by chutes, oxbow lakes, and scroll-bar-related vegetation age patterns. The sinuosity, braiding index and meander period, which emerge from the inherent biomorphological feedback loops, are unrelated to the inflow perturbation period, although the spin-up to dynamic equilibrium takes a longer time and distance for weak and absent inflow perturbations. This explains why, in previous experimental studies, dynamic meandering was only accomplished with a sustained upstream perturbation in flumes that were short relative to the meander wavelength. Our modelling of self-formed meander patterns is evidence that scroll-bar-dominated and chute-cutoff-dominated meanders develop from downstream convecting instabilities. This insight extends to many more fluvial, estuarine and coastal systems in morphological models and experiments, which require sustained dynamic perturbations to form complex patterns and develop natural dynamics. © 2019 The Authors. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.