On the existence of a long range correlation in the Geomagnetic Disturbance storm time (Dst) index

Details On the existence of a long range correlation in the Geomagnetic Disturbance storm time (Dst) index On the existence of a long range correlation in the Geomagnetic Disturbance storm time (Dst) index

Jan 2012

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012ap%26ss.337...23b&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 337, Issue 1, pp.23-32

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Solar Wind

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The Dst (Disturbance storm time) index is a measurement of earth geomagnetic activity and is widely used to characterize the geomagnetic storm. It is calculated on the basis of the average value of the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field at four observatories, namely, Hermanus (33.3° south, 80.3° in magnetic dipole latitude and longitude), Kakioka (26.0° north, 206.0°), Honolulu (21.0° north, 266.4°), and San Juan (29.9° north, 3.2°) and is expressed in nano-Teslas. The strength of the low-latitude surface magnetic field is inversely proportional to the energy content of the ring current around earth caused by solar protons and electrons, which increases during geomagnetic storms. Thus a negative Dst index value indicates that the earth's magnetic field is weakened which is specifically the case during solar storms. Predicting Dst index is a difficult task due to its structural complexity involving a variety of underlying plasma mechanism. For characterizing and forecasting this complex time series, a formal model must be established to identify the specific pattern of the series. Persistent demand for a fool proof model of Geomagnetic Dst index prompted us to investigate the Dst Time Series mechanism with a very recent technique called Visibility Algorithm and it is observed that the Dst time series follows the same model that of a Stochastic Fractional Brownian motion having long range correlation.

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