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Inverse problem for the current loop model: Possibilities and restrictions

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The possibilities of determining arbitrary current loop parameters based on the spatial structures of the magnetic field components generated by this loop on a sphere with a specified radius have been considered with the use of models. The model parameters were selected such that anomalies created by current loops on a sphere with a radius of 6378 km would be comparable in value with the different-scale anomalies of the observed main geomagnetic field (MGF). The least squares method was used to solve the inverse problem. Estimates close to the specified values were obtained for all current loop parameters except the current strength and radius. The radius determination error can reach ±120 km; at the same time, the magnetic moment value is determined with an accuracy of ±1%. The resolvability of the current force and radius can to a certain degree be improved by decreasing the observation sphere radius such that the ratio of the source distance to the current loop radius would be at least smaller than eight, which can be difficult to reach when modeling MGF.

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Original Russian Text © I.M. Demina, Yu.G. Farafonova, 2016, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2016, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 445–456.

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Demina, I.M., Farafonova, Y.G. Inverse problem for the current loop model: Possibilities and restrictions. Geomagn. Aeron. 56, 415–425 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793216030038

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