| Title | A system of magnetic analysis for ionospheric currents |
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| Author | Hutchison, R D |
| Source | Publications of the Dominion Observatory vol. 39, no. 2, 1970, 14 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/313015 (Open Access) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Publisher | Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (Ottawa, Canada) |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; mathematical and computational geology; geomagnetism; geomagnetic fields; magnetic field; ionosphere; ionospheric currents; methodology |
| Illustrations | schematic representations; tables; graphs |
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| Released | 1970 01 01; 2018 11 19 |
| Abstract | The rnagnetic field of a circular-line current can be expressed (in complete elliptic integrals) so that there are no regions of mathematlcal failure or weakness. Such an expression is set up in
spherical co-ordinates suitable to the study of ionospheric currents. It is shown that magnetic observations on the surface of the earth can then be used analytically to define current strength, height of current path, and curvature of current path.
The analytical system is capable of development for coping with ribbon currents or more elaborate cases, though the present work does not extend beyond a selection of simple-line currents. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 313015 |
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