Abstract A comparative analysis of variations of the mean solar magnetic field and the interplanetary magnetic field over all history of their measurements is performed. Asymmetry of the solar magnetic field and its manifestation in the heliosphere is investigated. Long-term variations of the solar magnetic field and the heliosphere, which manifest themselves in alternation of dominating magnetic polarities of different sign, are discovered. On the basis of the analysis of cumulative sums of the IMF components, long-term variations of the IMF geometry and of the solar wind spiral angle are found. The cumulative sum of the IMF Bz component perpendicular to the ecliptic plane also shows long-term variations. Time intervals are revealed, in which negative values of the IMF Bz component dominate, and an increased geomagnetic activity is observed.
Long-term variations of asymmetry of the solar magnetic field and geometry of the interplanetary magnetic field
Cosmic Research ; 46 , 4
2008
Article (Journal)
English
BKL: | 55.60 Raumfahrttechnik / 39.00 Astronomie: Allgemeines / 50.93 Weltraumforschung | |
Local classification TIB: | 770/3520/8000 |
Interplanetary Magnetic Field Dynamics
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001
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