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Solar cycle variations in the interplanetary magnetic field
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Slavin, J. A. Smith, E. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | ISEE 3 interplanetary magnetic field measurements have been used to extend the NSSDC hourly averaged IMF composite data set through mid-1982. Most of sunspot cycle 20 (start:1964) and the first half of cycle 21 (start:1976) are now covered. The average magnitude of the field was relatively constant over cycle 20 with approx. 5-10% decreases in 1969 and 1971, when the Sun's polar regions changed polarity, and a 20% decrease in 1975-6 around solar minimum. Since the start of the new cycle, the total field strength has risen with the mean for the first third of 1982 being about 40% greater than the cycle 20 average. As during the previous cycle, an approx. 10% drop in IMF magnitude accompanied the 1980 reversal of the solar magnetic field. While the interplanetary magnetic field is clearly stronger during the present solar cycle, another 5-7 years of observations will be needed to determine if cycle 21 exhibits the same modest variations as the last cycle. Accordingly, it appears at this time that intercycle changes in IMF magnitude may be much larger than the intracycle variations. |
| File Size | 474559 |
| Page Count | 9 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840005023 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4sj69r4b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Magnetic Flux Turbulence Coronal Holes Variations Solar Cycles Heliosphere Errors International Sun Earth Explorer 3 Magnetic Fields Autocorrelation Sunspots Solar Wind Polar Regions Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
