Spatial power spectra of the crustal geomagnetic field and core geomagnetic field

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Aug 1980

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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 23, Aug. 1980, p. P5-P19.

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Earth Core, Earth Crust, Geomagnetism, Power Spectra, Spherical Harmonics, Mathematical Models, Radial Distribution, Satellite Observation, Spatial Distribution, Statistical Analysis

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Equations providing numerical values of the geomagnetic field spherical harmonic spatial power spectrum as defined by Lowes (1966, 1974) are obtained and this power spectrum is related to various other power spectra. Equations relating the spherical harmonic spatial power spectrum to average great circle power spectra for components of the vector magnetic field in the radial direction, along the great circle track and perpendicular to the first two directions are derived under the assumption that the sources of the field are internal. A statistical model for the crustal and core geomagnetic fields is proposed and used to derive equations for the expected main and crustal spherical harmonic power spectra. The model equations are then compared with observations to determine a scale factor which is then used to obtain an estimate for the core radius and a great circle power spectrum for the field component perpendicular to the great circle and radial directions which are in good agreement with observations. The predicted spherical harmonic power spectrum for the crustal field is found to be consistent with POGO satellite and aircraft data. Other possible models for the crustal and core geomagnetic fields are also briefly considered.

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