Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
2010-02-09
Physics
Geophysics
submitted to GJI
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04575.x
Over the southern African region the geomagnetic field is weak and changes rapidly. For this area series of geomagnetic field measurements exist since the 1950s. We take advantage of the existing repeat station surveys and observatory annual means, and clean these data sets by eliminating jumps and minimising external field contributions in the original time series. This unique data set allows us to obtain a detailed view of the geomagnetic field behaviour in space and time by computing a regional model. For this, we use a system of representation similar to harmonic splines. Initially, the technique is systematically tested on synthetic data. After systematically testing the method on synthetic data, we derive a model for 1961 to 2001 that gives a detailed view of the fast changes of the geomagnetic field in this region.
Geese Anne
Hayn Michael
Lesur Vincent
Mandea Mioara
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