Journal
IZVESTIYA-PHYSICS OF THE SOLID EARTH
Volume 54, Issue 1, Pages 52-65Publisher
MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1134/S1069351318010032
Keywords
geomagnetically induced currents; electric power systems; geomagnetic variations; ionospheric currents
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- Russian Science Foundation [16-17-00121]
- Russian Science Foundation [16-17-00121] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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There are numerous models of geomagnetically induced currents in which the role of the main sources is allotted to the variations in the intensity of the auroral electrojet inducing the currents flowing along the latitude. Based on this it is believed that magnetic disturbances mainly threaten technological systems that are elongated in the longitudinal (W-E) direction. In this work, we make an attempt to employ new characteristics to describe the variability of the geomagnetic field during the geomagnetic storm of March 17, 2013. These characteristics, calculated from the data of the IMAGE magnetometer network stations, are compared to the records of the induced currents in the power lines on the Kola Peninsula and in Karelia. The vector technique revealed a considerably lower variability of the horizontal component of the geomagnetic field compared to its derivative. Quantitative estimates of the variability supported the fact that the variations of the field occur on a commensurate scale both in magnitude and direction. These results cannot be accounted for by the simple model of the extended ionospheric current and demonstrate the importance of allowing for small-scale current structures (with the spatial scales of a few hundred km) in the calculations of the geomagnetically induced currents. Our analysis shows that the geomagnetically induced currents are not only hazardous for the technological objects oriented in the longitudinal (W-E) direction but also for those elongated meridionally.
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