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Spiral patterns in geophysics

1960; Elsevier BV; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0021-9169(60)90135-5

1878-593X

Vaughn Agy,

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Recent analyses of magnetic and ionospheric data, notably by A. P. Nikolski, have resulted in spiral “precipitation” patterns which lead the authors to claim support for Störmer's theory of the aurora. Although it may be possible to argue against these claims by attacking the methods of analysis and /or the Störmer theory itself, an entirely different approach is used in the paper presented here: an examination of pertinent points of Störmer's theory shows that the analytical spirals mentioned cannot be Störmer spirals and this conclusion holds regardless of the soundness of the analyses and, indeed, of the validity of Störmer's theory.