Author:
Olsen Nils,Sabaka Terence J.,Lowes Frank
Abstract
Abstract
When deriving spherical harmonic models of the Earth’s magnetic field, low-degree external field contributions are traditionally considered by assuming that their expansion coefficient q
1
0
varies linearly with the D
st-index, while induced contributions are considered assuming a constant ratio Q
1 of induced to external coefficients. A value of Q
1 = 0.27 was found from Magsat data and has been used by several authors when deriving recent field models from Èrsted and CHAMP data. We describe a new approach that considers external and induced field based on a separation of D
st = E
st + I
st into external (E
st) and induced (I
st) parts using a 1D model of mantle conductivity. The temporal behavior of q
1
0
and of the corresponding induced coefficient are parameterized by E
st and I
st, respectively. In addition, we account for baseline-instabilities of D
st by estimating a value of q
1
0
for each of the 67 months of Èrsted and CHAMP data that have been used. We discuss the advantage of this new parameterization of external and induced field for geomagnetic field modeling, and describe the derivation of candidate models for IGRF 2005.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Geology
Cited by
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