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Oceanic EM damping and spectral splitting by the SD-gram

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We have studied the electric \(\vec {E}\) and magnetic \(\vec {B}\) fields by displaying the arrival directions through a 2D image named spectral-directionalogram (SD-gram). This technique maps electromagnetic field directions in time and frequency space. We tested the method through modeling experiments. An exclusive case is explained theoretically. In addition, method is applied on the two field data sets. One was acquired on the land and other in the ocean. The land data, is studied for the 50 Hz and harmonics. The frequencies are continuous in the direction during a time range, while splittings are observed during the other. In the second example, we have used marine electromagnetic data. The spectrogram suggests two anomalies, one close to 1 Hz and the other having a broad spectral range between 1 to 0.08 Hz. We hypothesize two possible causative sources, microseisms and degassing of a mud volcano. Out of these two choices, one can be easily falsified using the SD-gram. These examples highlight the usefulness of the technique in the data analysis. Moreover, the electromagnetic noise caused by the ocean waves have different spectral damping characteristics compared to those of plane waves. Therefore, we are proposing a new damping relation for the ocean, where dispersion is a dominant case.

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The corresponding author (KMB) is thankful to KMS Technologies-KJT Enterprises Inc. and NGRI for the data sets. Prof A Hördt contribution is significant and can not be thanked in words. The data is having the DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.13032989. Thanking director NGRI, Dr. V M Tiwari, for the graceful permission to publish the work. Financial support of MLP0001-28-FBR-01 is highly acknowledged. We are thankful to the reviewers for the constructive comments.

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Bhatt, K.M., Manglik, A. Oceanic EM damping and spectral splitting by the SD-gram. Mar Geophys Res 42, 32 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11001-021-09454-w

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