The solar and interplanetary causes of the recent minimum in geomagnetic activity (MGA23): a combination of midlatitude small coronal holes, low IMF <I>B</I><sub>Z</sub> variances, low solar wind speeds and low solar magnetic fields

Minima in geomagnetic activity (MGA) at Earth at the ends of SC23 and SC22 have been identified. The two MGAs (called MGA23 and MGA22, respectively) were present in 2009 and 1997, delayed from the sunspot number minima in 2008 and 1996 by ~1/2–1 years. Part of the solar and interplanetary causes...

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Main Authors: B. T. Tsurutani, E. Echer, W. D. Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-05-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/839/2011/angeo-29-839-2011.pdf