[Parameters: Topic='SOLID EARTH', Term='GEOMAGNETISM', Variable_Level_1='MAGNETIC INTENSITY']
Monitoring of the Antarctic geomagnetic field and VLF variations for trends
Entry ID: ASAC_507

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Summary
Abstract: The interaction between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field creates a vast magnetic cavity within the solar wind flow, known as the magnetosphere. Through various solar wind-magnetosphere interactions, about one million megawatts of energy enters the magnetosphere to drive electrical currents, energize plasma, and produce complex and variable patterns of plasma convection. Since the ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -68.58   S: -68.58   E: 77.97   W: 77.97

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-05-25
Stop Date: 1992-12-08
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Instrument
MAGNETOMETERS Ancillary Description
VLF RECEIVERS Ancillary Description
Quality The data collected by the IZMIRAN quartz magnetometer and VLF system include the geomagnetic field components H, D, Z variations with 1-sec resolution and VLF data in the frequency range 100-1000 kHz.
Access Constraints These data are available for download from the URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
AAD
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 5,018 kb
Distribution Format: ascii
Fees: free
Personnel
MARK ROSENBERG
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 7651
Fax: +61 3 6226 2973
Email: Mark.Rosenberg at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
ACE CRC, c/- University of Tasmania
Private Bag 80
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Rosenberg, M., Eriksen, E., Bell, S., Bindoff, N. and Rintoul, S., 1995. Aurora Australis marine science cruise AU9407 - oceanographic field measurements and analysis. Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre, Research Report No. 6, July 1995. 97 pp.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10
Future DIF Review Date: 1999-10-07

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