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Las Acacias Geomagnetic Observatory, Argentina, Geomagnetic Registers

Entry ID: EARTH_GEOMAG_ARGENTINA_LASACAC1

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Summary

Abstract: The geomagnetic data consists of 12,000 hardcopy plots of values of horizontal
intensity (H), vertical intensity (Z), and declination (D) from Magnetic
Variometers since 1961 at Las Acacias Geomagnetic Observatory in Argentina.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -33.0

S: -36.0

E: -56.0

W: -60.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1961-12-07

Stop Date: 1993-03-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > ARGENTINA > Buenos Aires > Las Acacias

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > Argentina > Buenos Aires > Las Acacias

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC DECLINATION

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC INCLINATION

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC INTENSITY

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

OBSERVATORIES

Instrument

MAGVAR > Magnetic Variometer

Ancillary Keywords

DECLINATION

GEOMAGNETIC OBSERVATORIES

Originating Center

FCAGLP

Data Center

Facultad de Ciencias Astronomicas y Geofisicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Data Center URL: http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/
Dataset ID: FCAGLP-ACS1 > Las Acacias Geomagnetic Observatory

Data Center Personnel
Name: JULIO C. GIANIBELLI Phone: +54-21-21-7308 x38 Phone: +54-21-3-8810 x38 Email: jcg at fcaglp.edu.ar Contact Address: Departamento de Magnetismo Terrestre y Electricidad Atmosferica Facultad de Ciencias Astronomicas y Geofisicas Paseo del Bosque s/n City: La Plata Postal Code: 1900 Country: Argentina