Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly
The South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA) is one of the most outstanding anomalies of the geomagnetic field. The SAMA secular variation was obtained and compared to the evolution of other anomalies using spherical harmonic field models for the 1590-2005 period. An analysis of data from four South A...
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description | The South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA) is one of the most outstanding anomalies of the geomagnetic field. The SAMA secular variation was obtained and compared to the evolution of other anomalies using spherical harmonic field models for the 1590-2005 period. An analysis of data from four South American observatories shows how this large scale anomaly affected their measurements. Since SAMA is a low total field anomaly, the field was separated into its nondipolar, quadrupolar and octupolar parts. The time evolution of the non-dipole/total, quadrupolar/total and octupolar/total field ratios yielded increasingly high values for the South Atlantic since 1750. The SAMA evolution is compared to the evolution of other large scale surface geomagnetic features like the North and the South Pole and the Siberia High, and this comparison shows the intensity equilibrium between these anomalies in both hemispheres. The analysis of non-dipole fields in historical period suggests that SAMA is governed by (i) quadrupolar field for drift, and (ii) quadrupolar and octupolar fields for intensity and area of influence. Furthermore, our study reinforces the possibility that SAMA may be related to reverse fluxes in the outer core under the South Atlantic region. A Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul (SAMA) é uma das maiores anomalias do campo geomagnético. A variação secular da SAMA foi obtida e comparada com a evolução de outrasanomalias usando modelos de campo por harmônicos esféricos para o período de 1590-2005. Uma análise dos dados de quatro observatórios da América do Sul mostra como esta anomalia de grande escala afetou suas medidas. Como a SAMA é uma anomalia de campo total baixo, o campo foi separado nas componentes não-dipolar, quadrupolar e octupolar. A evolução temporal das razões dos campos não-dipolar/total, quadrupolar/total e octupolar/total mostram valores elevados para o Atlântico Sul desde 1750. A evolução da SAMA é comparada com a evolução de outras grandes feições geomagnéticas de superfície como os pólos ... |
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spelling | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e1a1df762fbb4dceb23a528df45f0b3c 2025-01-17T00:53:04+00:00 Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly Gelvam A. Hartmann Igor G. Pacca 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37652009000200010 https://doaj.org/article/e1a1df762fbb4dceb23a528df45f0b3c EN eng Academia Brasileira de Ciências http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000200010 https://doaj.org/toc/0001-3765 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-2690 doi:10.1590/S0001-37652009000200010 0001-3765 1678-2690 https://doaj.org/article/e1a1df762fbb4dceb23a528df45f0b3c Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 81, Iss 2, Pp 243-255 (2009) campo geomagnético anomalias do campo não-dipolar variação secular Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul geomagnetic field non-dipole field anomalies secular variation South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly Science Q article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37652009000200010 2022-12-31T00:26:49Z The South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA) is one of the most outstanding anomalies of the geomagnetic field. The SAMA secular variation was obtained and compared to the evolution of other anomalies using spherical harmonic field models for the 1590-2005 period. An analysis of data from four South American observatories shows how this large scale anomaly affected their measurements. Since SAMA is a low total field anomaly, the field was separated into its nondipolar, quadrupolar and octupolar parts. The time evolution of the non-dipole/total, quadrupolar/total and octupolar/total field ratios yielded increasingly high values for the South Atlantic since 1750. The SAMA evolution is compared to the evolution of other large scale surface geomagnetic features like the North and the South Pole and the Siberia High, and this comparison shows the intensity equilibrium between these anomalies in both hemispheres. The analysis of non-dipole fields in historical period suggests that SAMA is governed by (i) quadrupolar field for drift, and (ii) quadrupolar and octupolar fields for intensity and area of influence. Furthermore, our study reinforces the possibility that SAMA may be related to reverse fluxes in the outer core under the South Atlantic region. A Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul (SAMA) é uma das maiores anomalias do campo geomagnético. A variação secular da SAMA foi obtida e comparada com a evolução de outrasanomalias usando modelos de campo por harmônicos esféricos para o período de 1590-2005. Uma análise dos dados de quatro observatórios da América do Sul mostra como esta anomalia de grande escala afetou suas medidas. Como a SAMA é uma anomalia de campo total baixo, o campo foi separado nas componentes não-dipolar, quadrupolar e octupolar. A evolução temporal das razões dos campos não-dipolar/total, quadrupolar/total e octupolar/total mostram valores elevados para o Atlântico Sul desde 1750. A evolução da SAMA é comparada com a evolução de outras grandes feições geomagnéticas de superfície como os pólos ... Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles South Pole Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 81 2 243 255 |
spellingShingle | campo geomagnético anomalias do campo não-dipolar variação secular Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul geomagnetic field non-dipole field anomalies secular variation South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly Science Q Gelvam A. Hartmann Igor G. Pacca Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title | Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title_full | Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title_fullStr | Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title_full_unstemmed | Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title_short | Time evolution of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly |
title_sort | time evolution of the south atlantic magnetic anomaly |
topic | campo geomagnético anomalias do campo não-dipolar variação secular Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul geomagnetic field non-dipole field anomalies secular variation South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly Science Q |
topic_facet | campo geomagnético anomalias do campo não-dipolar variação secular Anomalia Magnética do Atlântico Sul geomagnetic field non-dipole field anomalies secular variation South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly Science Q |
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