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Russian Geology and Geophysics

2011 year, number 3

CHANGES IN THE DAILY GEOMAGNETIC VARIATION DURING THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1 AUGUST 2008

A.V. Ladynina, N.N. Semakova, and S.Yu. Khomutovb
a Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
b Altai-Sayan Branch of Geophysical Survey, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Koptyuga 3, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: Geomagnetic field, total solar eclipse, eclipse path, variations of geomagnetic field components
Pages: 343-352

Abstract

Geomagnetic measurements during the total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 in Novosibirsk (Klyuchi Observatory, NVS) and at the Burmistrovo station located on the total eclipse axis revealed eclipse-induced changes against the background of the normal daily variation. The main changes are a decrease in the X (north) component and an increase in the inclination I . Similar changes were recorded at the LZH observatory in China. Analysis of data on the eclipse of August 11, 1999 in Europe failed to unambiguously reveal eclipse effects against intense variations of ionospheric origin which occurred at the same universal time (UT). The geomagnetic effect of the solar eclipse may be due to a decrease in the electron concentration in the ionosphere and the corresponding decrease in the ionospheric current density.