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Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Abstract

It has been observed that some geophysical parameters could be changed during a solar eclipse. We have therefore measured gravity and magnetic fields during solar eclipses. We also measured the gravity field during the previous eclipse on the 11^t^h of August, 1999. Gravity measurements on the 29^t^h of March, 2006 are compared with previous gravity measurements at the same location during the eclipse on the 11^t^h of August, 1999. Both showed the same behaviour during the eclipses. Gravity measurements showed fluctuations during both eclipses. A decrease in the intensity of the magnetic field was observed. Low-pass filtered magnetic data show peculiarity during the eclipse which can be correlated with the fluctuations in the gravity fields.

DOI

10.3906/yer-0906-14

Keywords

total solar eclipse, gravity measurements, magnetic measurements, power spectrum, low pass filtering

First Page

337

Last Page

342

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