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AP Index

Planetary Amplitude index - Bartels 1951. The a-index ranges from 0 to 400 and represents a K-value converted to a linear scale in gammas (nanoTeslas)--a scale that measures equivalent disturbance am- plitude of a station at which K=9 has a lower limit of 400 gammas.
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    Distributor Justin Mabie
    Space and Terrestrial Weather Specialist
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    (303) 497-6135
    Justin.Mabie@noaa.gov
    Time Period 1932-01-01 to 2012-01-01
    Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
    West: -180.000000
    East: 180.000000
    South: -90.000000
    North: 90.000000
    Spatial Coverage Map
    Documentation links not available.
    Publication Dates
    • publication: unknown
    Dataset Progress Status Under development - data is currently in the process of being created
    Data Update Frequency Monthly
    Purpose Equivalent Amplitude index for 3 hour Kp
    Use Limitations
    • While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    Originators
    • NGDC
    Publishers
    • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
    Theme keywords Earth Science Keywords
    • Geomagnetism; Space Physics; Climatology, Solid Earth Geophysics
    Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Use Constraints
    • Use Constraints: None
    Access Constraints
    • Access Constraints: No Constraints
    Fees Fee information not available.
    Lineage information for: repository
    Processing Steps
    • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - 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.
    Last Modified: 2015-09-18
    For questions about the information on this page, please email: Justin.Mabie@noaa.gov