South American Meridional B-Field Array (SAMBA): A Chilean-American Magnetometer Array

研究人员将在智利沿海的低纬度地区部署一系列纬度间隔的磁力计。该阵列将包括从智利北部海岸到南极半岛顶端的11个地点。该阵列将通过弥合现有台站链之间的差距，为科学界提供来自南美洲大陆的急需的低纬度数据。这些数据被用来研究太阳风的能量转移到内磁层并在低纬度地面上产生脉动和瞬态变化的过程。该项目是加州大学洛杉矶分校和智利多所大学的合作成果。来自该阵列的数据还将用于研究由大型太阳风暴引起的地磁效应。

The investigators will deploy an array of latitudinally spaced magnetometers at low latitudes along the coast of Chile. The array will include a total of 11 sites extending from the northern coast of Chile to the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The array will provide the scientific community with much needed low latitude data from the South American continent by bridging the gap between existing chains of stations. The data are used to study the processes by which energy from the solar wind is transferred to the inner magnetosphere and generates pulsations and transient variations on the ground at low latitudes. The project is a collaborative effort between UCLA and a number of Chilean universities. Data from the array will also be used to study geomagnetic effects resulting from large solar storms.