A previously unknown relationship between the tidal forces and aa index is shown and used to discuss when the next maximum of the annual aa index is expected to occur.
Citation: Mikhail Kovalyov. On the relationship between the aa index and tidal forces[J]. AIMS Geosciences, 2021, 7(4): 582-588. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2021034
A previously unknown relationship between the tidal forces and aa index is shown and used to discuss when the next maximum of the annual aa index is expected to occur.
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