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Macquarie Island Magnetometer

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Numerical Data Product: Macquarie Island UoN/AAD Magnetometer

Resource ID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Magnetometer/Mcq_Magnetometer
Name
Macquarie Island UoN/AAD Magnetometer
Alternate name
Description

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 Induction Magnetometer in Macquarie Island is owned by the University of Newcastle and operated by AAD since 15/08/2000. Since 14/02/2006, GA installed a Magnetometer at Macquarie Island. Both of the Magnetometers are still monitoring today. The GA data is only available on the WDC Intranet.

Additional information
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Magnetometer

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

Language
en
Documentation

includes descriptions of station logfiles, data formats and examples and hardware

Language
en
Real Time Information

Online viewer of real time magnetograms data, indices, maps, alerts and warnings, and reports and forecasts

Language
en
Acknowledgement

We are thankful to the University of Newcastle and AAD for the observations of Macquarie Island Magnetometer data.

Contact
Role Person
1. General contact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
2. Metadata contact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
Release date
2017-07-15 17:00:00
Repository
Name
spase://SMWG/Repository/SWS
Availability
Online
Access rights
Open
URL
https access to raw magnetometer data

https access to the station log file and raw magetometer data of Macquarie Island

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/Macquarie Island/Magnetometer
Measurement type
Passive waves
Temporal description
Start date
2000-08-15 00:00:00
Relative stop date
1 day ago
Note

The earliest magnetometer data since 15/08/2000. 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
X
Description

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
Y
Description

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
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