An evaluation of the accuracy of geomagnetic data obtained from an unattended, automated, quasi-absolute station
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
By: D.C. Herzog
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Abstract
A comparison is made of geomagnetic calibration data obtained from a high-sensitivity proton magnetometer enclosed within an orthogonal bias coil system, with data obtained from standard procedures at a mid-latitude U.S. Geological Survey magnetic observatory using a quartz horizontal magnetometer, a Ruska magnetometer, and a total field magnetometer. The orthogonal coil arrangement is used with the proton magnetometer to provide Deflected-Inclination-Deflected-Declination (DIDD) data from which quasi-absolute values of declination, horizontal intensity, and vertical intensity can be derived. Vector magnetometers provide the ordinate values to yield baseline calibrations for both the DIDD and standard observatory processes. Results obtained from a prototype system over a period of several months indicate that the DIDD unit can furnish adequate absolute field values for maintaining observatory calibration data, thus providing baseline control for unattended, remote stations. ?? 1990.
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Herzog, D., 1990, An evaluation of the accuracy of geomagnetic data obtained from an unattended, automated, quasi-absolute station: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 59, no. 1-2, p. 112-118, https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9201(90)90216-K.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | An evaluation of the accuracy of geomagnetic data obtained from an unattended, automated, quasi-absolute station |
| Series title | Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors |
| DOI | 10.1016/0031-9201(90)90216-K |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors |
| First page | 112 |
| Last page | 118 |