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The difficulties associated with calculating the parameters of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) from solar magnetic data have been considered. All conventional calculation patterns and available input databases have been analyzed from a unified standpoint. It has been shown that these assumptions and limitations cannot affect the general structure and dependence on cycle of solar and interplanetary data. At the same time, the measured solar field values are underestimated as a result of the magnetograph signal saturation effect. It has been shown that the correction should depend on the heliocentric observation latitude and cycle phase. The correction method responsible for good agreement between the calculated and measured values has been proposed. The created database makes it possible to quantitatively calculate the magnetic fields in the solar wind near the Earth.
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Original Russian Text © V.N. Obridko, B.D. Shelting, A.F. Kharshiladze, 2006, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2006, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 310–319.
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Obridko, V.N., Shelting, B.D. & Kharshiladze, A.F. Calculation of the interplanetary magnetic field based on its value in the solar photosphere. Geomagn. Aeron. 46, 294–302 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793206030029
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