Kirth, Kerth, Kurth (SP?) Phase?

[darkfall13]

Hello everyone,

I have no clue where this question should go as I do not have the slightest insight as to what this even is. Background, I'm doing a project over the summer with my professor studying magnetic fields of Saturn. One of the variables I'm to record is K(i,e,u)rth Phase, noted as KPcSLS3d if that helps and I have noticed it runs from 0-360 (degrees presumably). My problem is I want to know what it is! My adviser has been gone for nearly the entire summer for various conferences so its not as if I can ask her outright. Also I don't even know if that's how its spelled as I've only heard it spoken, and searches do not come out with anything. So if someone could point me to some bedside reading about this I would greatly appreciate it!

 

[turbo]

http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2008/2007JA012937.shtml

Overall, we find that the phase of the magnetic oscillations is well organized by the long-timescale modulation phase of Saturn kilometric radiation (SKR) determined over the same interval by Kurth et al. (2007), suggesting that the slow period variation of the latter relates to inner magnetosphere processes.

 

[sir-pinski]

Hi there, it seems like you are working on a very interesting project studying magnetic fields of Saturn! The term "Kirth, Kerth, Kurth (SP?) Phase" is likely referring to the Kurth phase, which is a unit of measurement used in studying radio waves and their propagation in space. It is named after the scientist who first described it, Dr. Donald A. G. Kurth. This phase is measured in degrees and is used to describe the phase difference between two signals or waves. In your case, it may be used to measure the phase difference between the magnetic field of Saturn and the surrounding environment. I suggest speaking with your adviser or doing some further research on Kurth phase to better understand its significance in your project. I hope this helps! Best of luck with your project.