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Geomagnetic Response to the Total Solar Eclipse on 11 July 2010 in Chile

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—A report on the geomagnetic response to the total solar eclipse on 11 July 2010 in Chile, is presented. It could be observed from the morning time in the South Pacific Ocean to sunset time in Chile, where it reached 100% darkness at a magnitude of 1.0580 in the southern regions at Chilean’s Patagonian. Data of the geomagnetic field in coordinates (X, Y, Z) were collected from four stations of the SAMBA (South American Meridional B-Field Array) network. A comparison was made of the data recorded with a baseline obtained of the international Q-days of the month itself. Results show a decrease in the X and Y components and an increase in the Z component at the same time window of the eclipse in synchrony with the path of the Moon in front of the Sun.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author thank the support of the University of La Serena’s Laboratory for Space and Atmospheric Physics (LAFESAT) by the computational support that enabled the preparation of this paper. Special thanks go to E. Yizengaw, E. Zesta, M.B. Moldwin, and the rest of the SAMBA team for the data, and go to NASA’s Eclipse Web Site by Fig. 1.

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The author also thank the support of the Direction of Research and Development of the University of La Serena (DIDULS) through projects PEQ16141 and PR18141.

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Lazzús, J.A. Geomagnetic Response to the Total Solar Eclipse on 11 July 2010 in Chile. Geomagn. Aeron. 62, 652–656 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793222050085

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