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  • Resource Name: Kanoya geomagnetic field annual mean digital data

    Release Date: 2014-06-03T00:00:00

    Description: The geomagnetic field annual mean digital data observed at Kanoya (KNY). There are twelve types of annual mean value files depending on the combination of seasons, quiet and disturbed days.

    Citation: Kakioka Magnetic Observatory, 2014, Kanoya geomagnetic field annual mean digital data [dataset], Kakioka Magnetic Observatory Digital Data Service, doi:10.48682/186fd.05000

    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 and CD-ROM (Annual Report)
    Accessrights: Open
    Format: ASCII
    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 high-sensitivity fluxgate magnetometer (X,Y and Z components) and Overhauser magnetometer (scalar field F) after Jun. 1996. Triaxial fluxgate magnetometer (X,Y and Z)(1984 - 1996). Torsion magnetometers (H,D and Z) before 1984. Absolute Instruments: Magnetometer theodolite (D and I) and proton precession magnetometer (F).
    Sensor Orientation: variation:XYZF, absolute:DIF
    Temporal Description
    Time Span
    Start Date: 1958-01-01T00:00:00
    Relative Stop Date: 1 year ago (-P1Y)
    Spatial Coverage
    Observed Region: Earth's surface
    Coordinate System Name: GEO(WGS84)
    Coordinate Representation: Spherical
    Northernmost Latitude: 31.424
    Southernmost Latitude: 31.424
    Easternmost Longitude: 130.88
    Westernmost Longitude: 130.88
    Unit: Degree
    Minimum Altitude: 0.107
    Maximum Altitude: 0.107
    Unit: km
    Reference Name: Kanoya Magnetic Observatory
    Reference Code: KNY
    Parameter
    Name: Geomagnetic field
    Description: Annual mean value is calculated as averages one-hour values.
    Field
    Qualifier: Vector
    Field Quantity: Magnetic
    Structure
    Sampling:
    Interval: Average 1-year (Jan-Dec)
    Data Type: definitive
    Elements: DIHXYZF
    Units: D(eastward+)[arc minute], H[nT], Z(downward+)[nT], F[nT]
    Resolution: 1nT ( 0.1 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]