Davis AAD/ICSWSE Magnetometer
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Numerical Data Product: Davis AAD/ICSWSE Magnetometer
- Resource ID
- spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Magnetometer/Dav_Magnetometer
- Name
- Davis AAD/ICSWSE Magnetometer
- Alternate name
- Description
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The magnetometer data provides a measure of variations of the Earth's magnetic field in 2 or 3 orthogonal directions, typically in the geomagnetic north-south and east-west directions as well as vertically. Space Weather Services archives digital magnetometer data recorded from a number of field installations, some of which are collaborative installations with other organizations. Magnetometer data is used to derive a number of indices relevant to specific industry groups as well drive space weather warnings and alerts. Magnetometer data and its derived products are also used in Space Weather Services reports and products as well for space weather forecasting and geomagnetic storm monitoring. A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by its interaction with transient features of the solar wind. Geomagnetic storms may be hazardous to critical infrastructure such as power networks and long pipelines as well as interfere with mineral exploration surveys and directional drilling. Geomagnetic storms also modulate hazardous environments for satellites and lead to ionospheric disturbances that cause degraded HF radio communications, radar scintillation, and compromise GNSS precision navigation systems. Geomagnetic data is used to derive products that are used in Space Weather Services' reports and alerts primarily in the form of geomagnetic indices. The Fluxgate Magnetometer in Davis is owned by AAD and ICSWSE since 13/12/1999 and its data is available to public up to 04/03/2009. On 20/08/2000, UoN and AAD installed a Induction Magnetometer at Davis. This Magnetometer data is availble for public.
- Additional information
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- World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Magnetometer
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includes browse display interface, button to get daily data file and link to data availability chart
- Language
- en
- Documentation
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includes descriptions of station logfiles, data formats and examples and hardware
- Language
- en
- Real Time Information
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Online viewer of real time magnetograms data, indices, maps, alerts and warnings, and reports and forecasts
- Language
- en
- Acknowledgement
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We are thankful to UoN, AAD, and ICSWSE for the observations of Davis AAD/ICSWSE Magnetometer data.
- Contact
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Role Person 1. General contact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang 2. Metadata contact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang - Release date
- 2016-02-25 17:00:00
- Repository
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- Name
- spase://SMWG/Repository/SWS
- Availability
- Online
- Access rights
- Open
- URL
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- https access to raw magnetometer data
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https access to the station log file and raw magetometer data of Davis
- Language
- en
- Format
- Text
- Encoding
- None
- Acknowledgement
- Provider processing level
- The original magnetometer data are raw data and are uncalibrated.
- Instrument
- spase://ASWS/Instrument/Ground/Davis/Magnetometer
- Measurement type
- Passive waves
- Temporal description
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- Start date
- 1999-12-13 00:00:00
- Relative stop date
- 1 day ago
- Note
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The earliest magnetometer data since 13/12/1999. Digital magnetometer data are current to within a day.
- Observed regions
- Earth.Magnetosphere
- Caveats
- Keywords
- Earth's Magnetic Field
- Geomagnetic Storm
- Magnetometer
- Magnetosphere
Parameters
Parameter #1
- Name
- h
- Description
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Represents the magnetic field strength in roughly the direction of the north magnetic pole. A positive x-value means that part of the magnetic field is pointing north. A negative x-value means that part of the magnetic field is pointing south.
- Caveats
- Cadence
- 1 second
- Units
- nT
- Quantity
- Magnetic field
Parameter #2
- Name
- d
- Description
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Represents the magnetic field strength 90 degrees from the x-direction in the “magnetic east” direction. A positive y-value means that part of the magnetic field is pointing towards magnetic east. A negative y-value means that part of the magnetic field is pointing towards magnetic west.
- Caveats
- Cadence
- 1 second
- Units
- nT
- Quantity
- Magnetic field