Abstract
The sector polarity of the interplanetary magnetic field has been inferred daily for the period 1971–1973, using ground level cosmic ray observations. The method depends on the sectors directed towards and away from the Sun being associated with different characteristic variations of the cosmic ray north-south asymmetry. The analysis has a simple basis. The difference between the north and south daily mean intensities of directional telescopes at a single observing station is determined and its value relative to the 27-day average is calculated. The sign (negative or positive) of the value thus derived corresponds to the sector polarity on a daily basis. Good (~76%) agreement is obtained between the polarities inferred indirectly by the present method and those observed directly with the spacecraft magnetometers. We therefore suggest that cosmic ray observations can be used for inferring the sector polarity of the magnetic field in interplanetary space.
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