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Spectral analysis of the geomagnetic activity indexAp during different IMF conditions (1947–1978)

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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The spectral analysis of the geomagnetic activity indexAp (1947–1978) has been conducted for intervals associated respectively with two and four sectors of the interplanetary magnetic fields per solar rotation. A recurrent 2-sector structure is typically associated with an emerging spectral peak close toT s (T s being the period of solar rotation as seen from Earth), while theT s/2 modulation becomes more important during intervals corresponding to four sectors per solar rotation. The recurrence tendency of two high-velocity streams per, solar rotation seems to reinforce the relative importance of theT s/2 modulation. Other features of the power spectrum occurring between 6 and 36 days are also discussed.

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È stata condotta un'analisi spettrale dell'indice di attività geomagneticaAp su un lungo periodo (1947–1978) per intervalli associati rispettivamente a 2 e 4 settori del campo magnetico interplanetario per rotazione solare. Si è trovato che una struttura ricorrente a 2 settori è tipicamente associata ad un picco di densità spettrale vicino aT s (T s è il periodo di rotazione del Sole visto da Terra), mentre la modulazione aT s/2 è piú importante durante intervalli, corrispondenti a 4 settori per rotazione solare. Inoltre sembra che il ricorrere di due fasci di vento solare ad alta velocità per rotazione solare aumenti l'importanza del picco aT s/2. Si discutono infine altre caratteristiche dello spettro di potenza tra 6 e 36 giorni.

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Francia, P., Villante, U. Spectral analysis of the geomagnetic activity indexAp during different IMF conditions (1947–1978). Il Nuovo Cimento C 9, 1085–1092 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507426

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