An improved Lorentzian technique for evaluating resonance characteristics of the Earth-ionosphere cavity |
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Authors: | Vadim C Mushtak Earle R Williams |
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Institution: | aParsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of various formulations of the Lorentzian procedure for estimating Schumann resonance (SR) characteristics of the Earth-ionosphere waveguide from transient electromagnetic signals is tested in the limits of a simplified, spherically uniform model of the resonator. It is shown that the major improvement, in comparison with the “classic” Lorentzian formulation, is achieved by consideration of the intra-modal phase interference. The effect of the “limited frequency dispersion” inherent in the “classic” Lorentzian approach – that is of substantial importance at the lowest SR modes – can be effectively neutralized by interpolating the values for the propagation parameter between the adjacent modal frequencies. Several practical aspects of applying the Lorentzian procedure to transient signals are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | Schumann resonances Earth-ionosphere waveguide Eigenfrequency Q-factor Lorentzian fits |
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