Boulder Magnetic Observatory
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individualName: Justin Mabie
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deliveryPoint: 325 Broadway, Mail Code E/GC4
city: Boulder
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postalCode: 80305-3328
country: USA
electronicMailAddress: Justin.Mabie@noaa.gov
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dateStamp: 2015-09-18
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title: Boulder Magnetic Observatory
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date: 2005-01-01
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name: National Geomagnetism Program
description: Monitoring of the Earth's magnetic field for research and practical applications.
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abstract: These data are vector and scalar component values of the Earth's magnetic field for 2004 recorded at the Boulder Magnetic Observatory in Colorado. Vector values are measured using 3 mutually orthogonal fluxgate magnetometer sensors. The scalar value of the total magnetic field is recorded with a proton precession magnetometer. All values are calibrated with measurements of the absolute value of the geomagnetic field using a DI-Flux magnetometer. The data are numerically filtered to prevent aliasing, and quality controlled during processing. Longer period values of the field, including hourly, daily, monthly, and annual means are derived from the 1-minute data.
purpose: To provide ground-based, calibrated values of the Earth's magnetic field at a specific location for scientific research and practical applications.
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fileDescription: Baseline values for the Boulder calibration data for 2004
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keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism
keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Geomagnetic Indices
keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Declination
keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Field
keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Inclination
keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Intensity
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useLimitation: NOAA accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or integrity of any data provided, nor for any consequences for use of the data for any purpose(s).
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beginPosition: 2004-01-01T01010000
endPosition: 2004-12-31T24000000
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aName: fluxgate magnetometer
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descriptor: A kind of magnetometer that detects second harmonic signals from a secondary coil surrounding an iron core that is driven into saturation by a primary coil using radio frequency signals.The second harmonic signal is proportional to the strength of the ambient magnetic field.
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aName: Overhauser magnetometer
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descriptor: A type of scalar magnetometer that employs the precession of free unpaired electrons rather than protons in a fluid.
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identifier: Decimal Degrees or Degrees and Decimal Minutes
name: Decimal Degrees or Degrees and Decimal Minutes
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individualName: Justin Mabie
organisationName: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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other: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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description: NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
dateTime:
DateTime: 2015-04-22T00:00:00
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evaluationMethodDescription: These data represent the complete record set for this station and this year.
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measureDescription: Various methods are used to check the integrity of the data. These include: (1) making comparisons between the total intensity values computed from the vector magnetometer and those measured by the scalar magnetometer, (2) comparing the field values reduced using the calibration data with those obtained during the weekly absolute measurements, and (3) visually inspecting the data and comparing with other stations.
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nameOfMeasure: Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
measureDescription: Dynamic Range
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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Record: +/- 80,000 nT
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measureDescription: Resolution
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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Record: 0.1 nT
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nameOfMeasure: Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
measureDescription: Sampling Rate
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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measureDescription: Numeric Filter
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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Record: 19-point Gaussian (1-minute values)
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measureDescription: Accuracy
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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Record: +/- 5 nT (nanoTeslas) for definitive data
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nameOfMeasure: Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
measureDescription: Long Term Stability
evaluationMethodDescription: Data from the Boulder Magnetic Observatory for 2004 met the requirements for being an INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatory (IMO), and as such met the specifications listed in theINTERMAGNET Technical Manual (http://www.intermagnet.org//im_manual.pdf)
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Record: 5 nT/year
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description: These data were processed using algorithms developed at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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maintenanceNote: This metadata was automatically generated from the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-012-2002) using the 2012-08-08 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
maintenanceNote: Translated from FGDC 2012-10-10T11:05:29.405-06:00
maintenanceNote: Last Metadata Review Date: 2012-01-31
maintenanceNote: This record was automatically modified on 2015-09-18 to include references to NCEI where applicable.
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