• ISSN 2097-1893
  • CN 10-1855/P

基于IGRF-13模型的地球主磁场全球长期变化分析研究

IGRF-13 model-based analysis of global long-term variation of main magnetic field

  • 摘要: 地磁场是保护地球的天然屏障,维持着地球环境的稳定,作为重要战略资源在各领域应用广泛,但最近的研究表明近年来地磁场变化加剧. 本文利用第13代国际地磁参考场模型(IGRF-13)对1900—2020年以来的主磁场长期变化规律进行研究,并进一步分析了南大西洋地磁异常区的演化特征. 研究结果表明,近120年来,主磁场强度在东半球大致呈现增加趋势,而在西半球的变化较为多样化. 在此时间段内,地球偶极矩不断减小,非偶极磁矩不断增强,代表偶极场(非偶极子场)对总场的贡献在减小(增加). 1900年以来,地磁场的平均西漂速度为0.2°/a,全球磁异常区的运动以西向漂移为主,并伴随轻度的南北向漂移. 在水平方向上,主磁场梯度异常焦点在北半球变化缓慢,而在南半球呈现速度较快的西向漂移,同时伴有轻微的南北向漂移. 自1930年左右非洲异常区形成以来,纬向梯度的非洲和南大西洋零等值线发生较快的南移和西漂. 所有成分共同影响的磁极相对偶极场主导的地磁极变化较快,且其移动方向和速度在南北半球存在差异:在北半球,磁极已从西半球跨越至东半球,而在南半球,磁极则向低纬度地区移动. 南大西洋地磁异常区作为地球主磁场中强度最弱的区域,其西侧的主极小值与2007年在东侧新出现的次极小值相比,在同时期表现出103 nT量级的显著低值. 尽管南大西洋地磁异常区的磁场强度总体呈现衰减趋势,主极小值和次极小值之间的差距也在逐年缩小. 此外,主极小值中心在这120年来整体表现为西南向漂移趋势,而次极小值中心自2007年来向东漂移,并伴随轻微的南北向漂移.

     

    Abstract: The geomagnetic field is a natural barrier to protect the Earth and maintain the stability of the Earth's environment, and is widely used in various fields as an important strategic resource. Many studies indicated that the changes in the geomagnetic field have intensified in recent years. This study uses the 13th generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field model (IGRF-13) to investigate the long-term changes in the Earth's main magnetic field from 1900 to 2020 and analyzes the evolution of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). The results show that, the main magnetic field exhibits an increasing trend in the Eastern Hemisphere, while its variations in the Western Hemisphere are more diverse. The Earth's dipole moment is decreasing while the non-dipole moment is increasing in the last 120 years, which means the contribution from dipole (non-dipole) field is decreasing (increasing). The average westward drifting speed of the main field is 0.2°/a since 1900, with the anomaly field exhibiting a predominant westward drift direction, complemented by a modest north-south oscillation. In the horizontal direction, the focuses of the main magnetic field gradient anomalies exhibit a slow variation in the Northern Hemisphere, whereas in the Southern Hemisphere, they demonstrate a more rapid westward drift accompanied by a slight north-south oscillation. Since around 1930, when the African anomaly formed, the zero contours of the latitudinal gradient in Africa and the South Atlantic have shifted southward and westward rapidly. The magnetic poles change more rapidly relative to the geomagnetic poles, and the direction and speed of movement differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: in the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic poles have crossed from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere, while in the Southern Hemisphere, the poles have moved toward lower latitudes. The SAA represents the weakest region of the Earth's main magnetic field, and a comparison between its western primary minimum and the eastern secondary minimum, which emerged in 2007, reveals a notable low value of approximately 103 nT. Although the magnetic field strength in the SAA region exhibits an overall declining trend, the discrepancy between the primary and secondary minima has been progressively diminishing annually. Furthermore, the primary minimum center has demonstrated a general southwestward drift trajectory over the past 120 years, while the secondary minimum center has exhibited an eastward shift with a subtle north-south oscillation since 2007.

     

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