Magnetic field lines in an empirical model of the geomagnetic field

Authors
Mal'tsev, YP Ostapenko, AA Feshchenko, EY
Citation
Yp. Mal'Tsev et al., Magnetic field lines in an empirical model of the geomagnetic field, GEOMAG AERO, 40(6), 2000, pp. 765-770
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
GEOMAGNETISM AND AERONOMY
ISSN journal
00167932 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
765 - 770
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-7932(200011/12)40:6<765:MFLIAE>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
68 000 magnetic field measurements from a database are used to map magnetic field lines in the Earth's magnetosphere at distances 10R(E) > x > -40R(E) . The field of the magnetospheric currents has been averaged over cubic cel ls with linear sizes of 2R(E). The total field was equal to the sum of the fields of the magnetospheric currents and the geomagnetic dipole. The magne tic field lines have been plotted for different levels of geomagnetic activ ity and solar-wind intensity.