Professional paper

Magnetic Storms and their Influence on navigation

Rudi Čop ; Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation, Portorož, Slovenija
Spomenko Mihajlović ; Geomagnetic Institute Grocka, Grocka, Serbia
Ljljana R. Cander ; Laboratory, Space Science & Technology Department, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, Great Britain

Abstract

This article presents the nature of the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields, their mutual connection and anomalies. The number of sunspots, that increase and decrease in unequal cycles, correspond to the number of registered magnetic storms on the Earth. The Sun’s plasma streams that shoot out from the sunspots cause an increase in the solar winds and in doing so they affect the geomagnetic field and the Earth’s atmosphere. One example of such a causal connection was the most extreme magnetic storm that has occurred during the last two Sun Cycles. It lasted from October 28th to November 2nd 2003. Successful navigation depends on taking into consideration all the changes on the Earth that arises from changes on the Sun.

Keywords

Sunspots; solar cycles; geomagnetic field; geomagnetic storms; navigational instruments

Hrčak ID:

24803

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24803

Publication date:

23.6.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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