HR: 14:40h
AN: GP23B-05 INVITED [Abstracts]
TI: Magnetic Fields Induced in the Solid Earth and Oceans
AU: * Kuvshinov, A
EM: alexei@spacecenter.dk
AF: Danish National Space Center, Juliane Maries Vej 30, Copenhagen, 2100
Denmark
AU: * Kuvshinov, A
EM: alexei@spacecenter.dk
AF: on leave Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Russian Academy of
Sciences, Moscow region, Troitsk, 142190
Russian Federation
AU: Olsen, N
EM: nio@spacecenter.dk
AF: Danish National Space Center, Juliane Maries Vej 30, Copenhagen, 2100
Denmark
AB:
Electromagnetic induction in the Earth's interior is an important contributor to the near-Earth magnetic field. Oceans play a
special role in the induction, due to their relatively high conductance of large lateral variability. Electric currents that
generate secondary magnetic fields are induced in the oceans by two different sources: by time varying external magnetic
fields, and by motion of the conducting ocean water through the Earth's main magnetic field. Significant progress in the
accurate and detailed prediction of magnetic fields induced by these sources has been achieved during the last years,
utilizing realistic 3-D conductivity models of the oceans, crust and mantle. In addition to these improvements in the
prediction of 3-D induction effects, much attention has been paid to identifying magnetic signals of oceanic origin in
observatory and satellite data.
During the talk we will present the results of 3-D model studies that aim at estimating magnetic signals (at ground and
satellite altitude) induced by a variety of realistic sources. In particular we will consider induction from ionospheric
currents (Sq and electrojets), magnetospheric currents (magnetic storms), ocean tides, and global ocean circulation. Finally,
we will discuss how the results of 3-D predictions can be utilized in geomagnetic field modeling and in a recovery of deep
conductivity structures.
DE: 0545 Modeling (4255)
DE: 0644 Numerical methods
DE: 1515 Geomagnetic induction
DE: 1541 Satellite magnetics: main field, crustal field, external field
DE: 1555 Time variations: diurnal to decadal
SC: Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism [GP]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005