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  • Resource Name: Haraigawa geomagnetic field 1-second digital data in IAGA-2002 format

    Release Date: 2013-03-29T00:00:00

    Description: The geomagnetic field 1-second digital data for observational investigation at Haraigawa (HRG) in IAGA-2002 format. Haraigawa station is located 3.4 kilometers northwest of Kanoya observatory. Data file comprises: Twelve mandatory file header records, Unlimited optional comment records, One mandatory data header record, A series of data records. Every record is 70 characters long plus the machine-dependent carriage return / line feed. Details of the format is described at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vdat/iagaformat.html.

    Citation: Kakioka Magnetic Observatory, 2013, Haraigawa geomagnetic field 1-second digital data in IAGA-2002 format [dataset], Kakioka Magnetic Observatory Digital Data Service, doi:10.48682/1863d.58000

    Contact
    Contact person: Technical Division of the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory
    Organization Name: Japan Meteorological Agency
    E mail: kakioka@met.kishou.go.jp
    Role: General Contact
    Access Information
    Access URL: https://www.kakioka-jma.go.jp/en/index.html
    Availability: Online
    Accessrights: Open
    Format: IAGA-2002 text format
    Acknowledgement: If the data are used in publications and presentations, the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory of the Japan Meteorological Agency should be acknowledged properly.
    Instruments
    Measurement Type: Geomagnetic field
    Instrument Type: Magnetometer
    Description: Variometers: Triaxial fluxgate magnetometer (X,Y and Z components) and Overhauser magnetometer (scalar field F). Absolute Instruments: Magnetometer theodolite (D and I) and proton precession magnetometer (F).
    Sensor Orientation: variation:XYZF, absolute:DIF
    Temporal Description
    Time Span
    Start Date: 2013-01-01T00:00:00
    Relative Stop Date: 1 month ago (-P1M)
    Spatial Coverage
    Observed Region: Earth's surface
    Coordinate System Name: GEO(WGS84)
    Coordinate Representation: Spherical
    Northernmost Latitude: 31.443
    Southernmost Latitude: 31.443
    Easternmost Longitude: 130.851
    Westernmost Longitude: 130.851
    Unit: Degree
    Minimum Altitude: 0.102
    Maximum Altitude: 0.102
    Unit: km
    Reference Name: Haraigawa station
    Reference Code: HRG
    Parameter
    Name: Geomagnetic field
    Description: 1-second value is instantaneous value on the second. 1-second values are calibrated using absolute values observed at a two-week interval.
    Field
    Qualifier: Vector
    Field Quantity: Magnetic
    Structure
    Sampling: 1 second
    Interval: 1-second (instantaneous)
    Data Type: definitive
    Elements: DHZF or XYZF
    Units: D(eastward+)[arc minute], H[nT], Z(downward+)[nT], F[nT]
    Resolution: 0.1nT ( 0.01 arc minute)
    Remarks: X=H*cos(D*pi/180/60) [nT],Y=H*sin(D*pi/180/60) [nT], I=arctan(Z/H)*60*180/pi [arc minute]