National Geomagnetism Program: Current Status & Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010
Open-File Report
2006-1352
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Abstract
Executive Summary: The U.S. Geological Survey's Geomagnetism Program serves the scientific community and the broader public by collecting and distributing magnetometer data from an array of ground-based observatories and by conducting scientific analysis on those data. Preliminary, variational time-series can be collected and distributed in near-real time, while fully calibrated, absolute time-series are distributed after processing. The data are used by the civilian and military parts of the Federal Government, by private industry, and by academia, for a wide variety of purposes of both immediately practical importance and long-term scientific interest, including space-weather diagnosis and related hazard mitigation, mapping of the magnetic field and measurement of its activity, and research on the nature of the Earth's interior and the near-Earth space environment. This document reviews the current status of the Program, in terms of its situation within the Government and within the scientific community; summarizes the Program's operations, its staffing situation, and its facilities; describes the diversity of uses of Program magnetometer data; and presents a plan for the next 5 years for enhancing the Program's data-based services, developing products, and conducting scientific research.
Suggested Citation
Love, J.J., 2006, National Geomagnetism Program: Current Status & Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010 (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1352, v, 41 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061352.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | National Geomagnetism Program: Current Status & Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2006-1352 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20061352 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Contributing office(s) | Geomagnetism Program |
| Description | v, 41 p. |
| Time Range Start | 2005-10-01 |
| Time Range End | 2010-09-30 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |