Types of variations in the geomagnetic field spectrum

The purpose of archaeomagnetic research is to investigate the structure of the geomagnetic field and its evolution. This paper is a study of this type. In our preceding studies, we divided the geomagnetic field into dipole and nondipole components. It was then shown that the dipole component consist...

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Published in:Izvestiya. Physics of the solid earth 2006-03, Vol.42 (3), p.207-224
Main Authors: Burlatskaya, S. P., Burlatsky, S. F., Burlatsky, A. F., Didenko, S. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Birds
Geomagnetic field
Magnetic fields
Standing waves
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Summary:The purpose of archaeomagnetic research is to investigate the structure of the geomagnetic field and its evolution. This paper is a study of this type. In our preceding studies, we divided the geomagnetic field into dipole and nondipole components. It was then shown that the dipole component consists of the predominant 1200-yr variation and the remainder δ. The δ variation is the subject of this paper. Detailed study and comparison of the characteristic features of two 1200-yr variations (the dipole and δ variations) in both the declination and inclination indicates that, according to most of their features, they can be assigned to different types of waves, namely, traveling waves (the dipole variation) and standing waves (the δ variation). Successive averaging in time and space yielded averaged data on δI and δD not only for various parts of the world (Europe, Asia, and America) but also for the western and eastern hemispheres.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1069-3513
1555-6506
DOI:10.1134/S1069351306030049