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Advancing Space Weather Hazard Research in Australia: A Journey of Discovery from AWAGS to AusLAMP

Authors: Liejun Wang; Matthew Gard; Hisashi Hayakawa; Andrew Lewis; Bill Jones; Hugh Glanville; Jingming Duan; +1 Authors

Advancing Space Weather Hazard Research in Australia: A Journey of Discovery from AWAGS to AusLAMP

Abstract

A geomagnetic storm, also known as a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD), is a major disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field caused by solar activity. A geomagnetic storm induces electric currents in the Earth that feed into power lines through substation neutral earthing, causing instabilities and even blackouts in electricity transmission systems. The strength of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in the ground is directly related to the electrical conductivity of the surrounding geology. GICs experienced within power transmission lines are also influenced by the orientations and configuration of the power lines with respect to the electric fields. We installed a geoelectric field monitoring system at the Canberra geomagnetic observatory (CNB) to directly measure geomagnetically induced electric fields. This data enhances the capability in modelling and forecasting geoelectric hazards and can be used to validate the modelling approach through convolving magnetotelluric (MT) tensors with geomagnetic fields. In this presentation, we modelled the induced electric fields for the 1989 Quebec geomagnetic storm, using MT data collected at survey sites from the Australian Lithospheric Architecture Magnetotelluric Project. These results give us insight into the potential magnitude of space weather hazards to Australia's modern-day power grids. We extended this approach to a `Carrington-class' geomagnetic storm to evaluate geoelectric fields in the Australian region, allowing GICs flow in the power lines to be estimated. As an example, geomagnetically induced voltages in transmission lines from Queensland for a `Carrington-class' geomagnetic storm are presented.

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power transmission lines, geomagnetic storms, geomagnetic induced currents., space weather hazards

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