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NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/Dst/index/PT1H
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst Index
ReleaseDate
2011-02-17 08:00:00
Description
The geomagnetic equatorial Dst index at 1-hr time resolution, derived at World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto, Kyoto University.
Acknowledgement
If the data are used in publications and presentations, the data suppliers and the WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto must properly be acknowledged.
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst index Home Page
URL
Description
The web site with links to pages describing the internationally accepted standard technique for generating the Dst Index and for access to the index data in WDC format.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Geomagnetic Data Service
URL
Description
Geomagnetic Data Service at World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto.
Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
If the data are used in publications and presentations, the data suppliers and the WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto must properly be acknowledged.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
ActivityIndex
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1957-01-01 00:00:00
StopDate
2011-12-31 00:00:00
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Earth.Surface
SpatialCoverage
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
NorthernmostLatitude
36.233
SouthernmostLatitude
-34.425
EasternmostLongitude
180
WesternmostLongitude
-180
Keywords
Geomagnetic Indices
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
Description
Time is expressed with year, month, day, and hour, each stored in integer format. Details of the data record format is described at http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstae/format/dstformat.html
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
(UT)
ScaleType
LinearScale
Support
Parameter #2
Name
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst index
ParameterKey
Dst
Description
The Dst index is calculated by the sum of base value (unit 100nT) and 24 hourly value (unit 1nT). Details of the data record format is described at http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstae/format/dstformat.html
Cadence
PT1H
Units
nT
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
(nT)
ScaleMin
-500
ScaleMax
100
ScaleType
LinearScale
FillValue
9999
Field
Qualifier
Scalar
FieldQuantity
Magnetic