Effects of the currents induced in the oceans on the geomagnetic field variations are estimated in the North Pacific region for the geomagnetic
Sq field. At Honolulu, the amplitude of
D-component is enhanced by 20% and that of
Z-component decreases about 20% and the phase of
Z-component are delayed by 2 hours, and the phase of
Z-component are delayed by 2 hours. At Guam, the phase of the
Z-component similarly delays, although the change of the amplitudes are smaller. On the other hand, there are no significant effects on the phases at Kakioka nor Kanoya in Japan. Therefore, the anomalous response at Kakioka cannot be explained by the ocean effect. It is shown that in middle North Pacific Ocean variations of westward and northward induced currents show nearly the same pattern with those of geomagnetic
H- and
D-components, respectively with slightly advanced phase. However, this relation does not hold true at the points near the fringe of the ocean because in the edge region of the oceans, currents are forced to flow parallel to the coasts and thus in the preferred direction.
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