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Kingston Cosmic Ray

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Numerical Data Product: Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre Kingston Cosmic Ray

Resource ID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Cosmic Ray/Kin_Cosmic_Ray
Name
Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre Kingston Cosmic Ray
Alternate name
Description

Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons of extremely high energies. They can originate from galactic sources or from the Sun. Cosmic rays are observed indirectly. At the lowest energies able to reach the Erath's surface this is achieved by a device known as a neutron monitor. When cosmic ray particles enter the Earth's atmosphere they interact with the nuclei of the air molecules to produce secondary radiation. At the lowest accessible energies this consists of a shower of protons, nuclear fragments and neutrons whilst at higher energies it made up of pions (which decay to muons). The neutrons predominate in this secondary radiation because the protons and nuclear fragments, being charged are more easily attenuated in subsequent travel. The neutron monitor is designed to detect these secondary neutrons. The WDC archives Cosmic Ray data obtained from Kingston in Tasmania, and Mawson in Antarctica. The first Cosmic Ray data file from Kingston was obtained on 30/06/2004 and stopped on 07/11/2016 .

Additional information
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Cosmic Ray

includes browse display interface, button to get daily data file and link to data availability chart

Language
en
Documentation

includes descriptions of station, data formats and examples.

Language
en
Real Time Information

Online viewer of real time Cosmic Ray data, and Cosmic Ray Data Applications to Space Weather Forecasting.

Language
en
Acknowledgement

We are thankful to the Australian Antarctic Division for the observations of Kingston Cosmic Ray data.

Contact
Role Person
1. General contact spase://SMWG/Person/Kehe.Wang
2. Metadata contact spase://SMWG/Person/Kehe.Wang
Release date
2016-06-01 17:00:00
Repository
Name
spase://SMWG/Repository/SWS
Availability
Online
Access rights
Open
URL
https access to Cosmic Ray data

https access to the station Cosmic Ray data data of Kingston and a README file.

Language
en
Format
Text
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Provider processing level
The Cosmic Ray data are processed data and are uncalibrated.
Instrument
spase://ASWS/Instrument/Ground/Kingston/Cosmic_Ray
Measurement type
Energetic particles
Temporal description
Start date
2004-06-30 00:00:00
Relative stop date
1 day ago
Note

The earliest Cosmic Ray data since 30/06/2004. Digital data are current to within a day.

Observed regions
Earth.NearSurface
Caveats
Keywords
Cosmic Ray
Neutron Monitor

Parameters

Parameter #1

Name
Corrected
Description

The pressure-corrected counts are the most useful to ASWFC for assistance in prediction of geomagnetic storms.

Caveats
Cadence
1 minute
Units
Counts
Valid minimum
6000
Valid maximum
13000
Particle type
Neutron
Quantity
Counts

Parameter #2

Name
uncorrected
Description

uncorrected

Caveats
Cadence
1 minute
Units
Counts
Valid minimum
6000
Valid maximum
13000
Particle type
Neutron
Quantity
Counts
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