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Australian Space Weather Services Canberra Magnetometer

ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Magnetometer/Cbr_Magnetometer

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 first Magnetometer in Canberra is owned by ICSWSE and BOM since 17/04/1997. In 11/02/2006, GA installed the second Magnetometer at Canberra. Both of the Magnetometers are still monitoring today. The GA data is only available on SWS WDC Intranet.

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ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Magnetometer/Cbr_Magnetometer
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Australian Space Weather Services Canberra Magnetometer
ReleaseDate
2021-03-29 17:14:50Z
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 first Magnetometer in Canberra is owned by ICSWSE and BOM since 17/04/1997. In 11/02/2006, GA installed the second Magnetometer at Canberra. Both of the Magnetometers are still monitoring today. The GA data is only available on SWS WDC Intranet.
Acknowledgement
We are thankful to GA, ICSWSE and the Space Weather Network, Bureau of Meteorology of Australia for the observations of Canberra Magnetometer data.
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. GeneralContact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
2. MetadataContact spase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang

InformationURL
Name
Documentation
URL
Description
includes descriptions of station logfiles, data formats and examples and hardware
Language
en
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Real Time Information
URL
Style
Overview
Description
Online viewer of real time magnetograms data, indices, maps, alerts and warnings, and reports and forecasts
Language
en
Format
GIF
Encoding
None
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Magnetometer
URL
Style
Search
Description
includes browse display interface, button to get daily data file and link to data availability chart
Language
en
AccessURL
Name
Access to raw magnetometer data (not with most browsers)
URL
Style
Listing
Description
Access to the station log file and raw magetometer data of Canberra
Language
en
Format
Text
Encoding
GZIP
ProviderProcessingLevel
The original magnetometer data are raw data and are uncalibrated.
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
Waves.Passive
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1997-04-17 00:00:00Z
RelativeStopDate
-P1D
Note
The earliest magnetometer data since 17/04/1997. Digital magnetometer data are current to within a day.
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
Keywords
Magnetometer
Geomagnetic Storm
Magnetosphere
Earth's Magnetic Field
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.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
nT
Field
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
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.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
nT
Field
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
Z
Description
represents the magnetic field strength in the local nadir direction (vertically down).
Cadence
PT1S
Units
nT
Field
FieldQuantity
Magnetic