The preliminary analysis of IGY magnetic results from Alaskan observatories

Authors

• Joseph C. Cain

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Description

A preliminary analysis has been made of the magnetic data from the IGY network stations in Alaska. A few examples of magnetic bays were selected, and the distribution of electric current responsible for them was studied with a simple model for the current system, namely, line, or sheet, currents. The records obtained by the differential magnetometer were analyzed and compared with the gradient of the magnetic elements computed from the regular magnetograms taken at neighboring stations. The differential records were found not in agreement with the latter computed values. The discrepancy is probably due to local electric currents induced in the ground. A suggestion is made for future work on the auroral electrojets.

Publication Date

8-17-1960

Keywords

International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, Alaska, Observations, Geomagnetism, Observatories

Recommended Citation

Cain, Joseph C., "The preliminary analysis of IGY magnetic results from Alaskan observatories" (1960). GI Reports. 127.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_gi_reports/127

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15436