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NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://CNES/NumericalData/CDPP-Archive/ISGI/Geomagnetic-Indices/K-index/INDICES_PLANETARY
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
K-derived planetary indices (am, aa, and Kp)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24400/802406/jwpr-q031
ReleaseDate
2022-06-06 14:31:22Z
Description
This data set contains the K-derived planetary indices (am, aa, and Kp).
The K-derived planetary indices (am, an, as, aa, and Kp) were traditionally computed on a monthly basis with K-indices hand scaled on analogue magnetograms and provided as hard copies by the observatories. Provisional values were thus circulated with a delay of a few weeks after the end of the month of observation. Definitive values were computed once definitive K values made available by all the observatories. Provisional and definitive values are still computed with the K values provided by the observatories. Provisional values are circulated on a monthly basis with a few weeks delay for am, an, and as, twice a month with a few weeks delay for Ap, and on a weekly basis with a few days delay for aa.
Recent indices which are not yet validated are provisional Indices and indicated in the data files with a provisional flag.
Contacts
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessURL
Name
REGARDS
URL
Description
Access via CNES Data Archive for CDPP
Format
Binary
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
MagneticField
MeasurementType
ActivityIndex
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1975-01-01 00:00:00Z
StopDate
2005-12-31 00:00:00Z
ObservedRegion
Earth.Surface
Parameter #1
Name
Kp (planetary) 3-hour index
Description
Kp (planetary) 3-hour index
Unit: quasi-logarithmic scale as a third of K units (28 values):
0o, 0+, 1-, 1o, 1+, 2-, ... , 8+, 9-, 9o.
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Parameter #2
Name
aa 3-hour index
Description
aa index ( K-derived planetary) represents the activity level at an invariant magnetic
latitude of about 50°
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
10^-9>T
Support
Parameter #3
Name
am 3-hour index
Description
am 3-hour index provides a characterization of global geomagnetic activity using a large set of stations representing all longitudes and possible hemispheric discrepancies.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
10^-9>T
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