A Study of Very High Latitude Geomagnetic Phenomena

这个项目是美国和俄罗斯的联合项目，目的是研究太阳风和地球磁场相互作用产生的极帽电流的结构。这些电流的综合效应可以用相对简单和坚固的磁力计在地表观察到。俄罗斯南极计划在Mirny和Vostok之间的穿越路线上运行两个无人值守的远程磁力计，以及两个站点的有人值守仪器。这些仪器的数据采集方式将由模拟转换为数字，一些仪器的现有俄罗斯数据库（可追溯到1978年）将被数字化。数字化数据将与支持卫星数据和北半球的共轭观测相结合进行分析，以解释由地球磁场不同方向产生的三维对流模式。＊＊＊

9318766 Clauer This project is a joint U.S.-Russian effort to investigate the structure of electric polar cap currents produced through the interaction of the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field. The integrated effect of these currents can be observed at the surface with relatively simple and robust magnetometers. The Russian Antarctic Program operates two unattended remote magnetometers along the traverse route between Mirny and Vostok, as well as attended instruments at the two stations. The data acquisition mode of these instruments will be converted from analog to digital, and the existing Russian data base, going back to 1978 for some instruments, will be digitized. The digitized data will be analyzed in conjunction with supporting satellite data and conjugate observations from the northern hemisphere to interpret the three-dimensional convection patterns produced by various orientations of the Earth's magnetic field. ***