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On the Regional Var...
On the Regional Variability ofdB/dtand Its Significance to GIC
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- Dimmock, Andrew P. (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsalaavdelningen
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- Rosenqvist, L. (author)
- Swedish Res Def Agcy, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Welling, D. T. (author)
- Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA.
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- Viljanen, A. (author)
- Finnish Meteorol Inst, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Honkonen, I. (author)
- Finnish Meteorol Inst, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Boynton, R. J. (author)
- Univ Sheffield, Dept Automat Control & Syst Engn, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England.
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- Yordanova, Emiliya (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsalaavdelningen
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- AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION, 2020
- 2020
- English.
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In: Space Weather. - : AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION. - 1542-7390. ; 18:8
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- Faraday's law of induction is responsible for setting up a geoelectric field due to the variations in the geomagnetic field caused by ionospheric currents. This drives geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) which flow in large ground-based technological infrastructure such as high-voltage power lines. The geoelectric field is often a localized phenomenon exhibiting significant variations over spatial scales of only hundreds of kilometers. This is due to the complex spatiotemporal behavior of electrical currents flowing in the ionosphere and/or large gradients in the ground conductivity due to highly structured local geological properties. Over some regions, and during large storms, both of these effects become significant. In this study, we quantify the regional variability ofdB/dtusing closely placed IMAGE stations in northern Fennoscandia. The dependency between regional variability, solar wind conditions, and geomagnetic indices are also investigated. Finally, we assess the significance of spatial geomagnetic variations to modeling GICs across a transmission line. Key results from this study are as follows: (1) Regional geomagnetic disturbances are important in modeling GIC during strong storms; (2)dB/dtcan vary by several times up to a factor of three compared to the spatial average; (3)dB/dtand its regional variation is coupled to the energy deposited into the magnetosphere; and (4) regional variability can be more accurately captured and predicted from a local index as opposed to a global one. These results demonstrate the need for denser magnetometer networks at high latitudes where transmission lines extending hundreds of kilometers are present.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- space weather</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
- GIC</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
- power grid</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
- magnetic storms</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
- geoelectric field</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
- ground conductivity</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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