Some peculiarities of the secular variation of the geomagnetic field in the Carpathians

Abstract

The secular variation (SV) of the geomagnetic field is studied in the Western Carpathians and Eastern (Transcarpathian) Carpathians. Possible influences of other geophysical fields on the SV behaviour have been studied. The analysis is based on geomagnetic data from the interval 1979–1984. Comparisons are made with gravitational field anomalies and with recent vertical movements of the Earth's crust on Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles No. II. and VI. Connections between recent tectonic processes and the morphology of the SV field are evident in the region studied.