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Sergeyeva, Natalia; Gvishiani, Alexei; Soloviev, Anatoly; Zabarinskaya, Lyudmila; Krylova, Tamara; Nisilevich, Mikhail; Krasnoperov, Roman (2021): Historical K index data collection of Soviet magnetic observatories, 1957-1992: overview, by observatory [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929077, In: Sergeyeva, N et al. (2020): Historical K index data collection of Soviet magnetic observatories, 1957-1992 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.922233

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Abstract:
The presented collection includes the results of the K index determination at 41 geomagnetic observatories of the former USSR for the period from July 1957 to early 1990s. This unique collection was formed at the World Data Center for Solar-Terrestrial Physics in Moscow. The historical data, which are offered to the international scientific community, cover the second half of the 20th century and can be used for retrospective analysis and study of geomagnetic events in the past as well as for data validation or forecasting.
Keyword(s):
geomagnetism; geophysics; historical data; K index; Soviet data
Further details:
Format description for K index data. Format_description_for_K_index_data.pdf
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.176585 * Median Longitude: 73.906463 * South-bound Latitude: -78.450000 * West-bound Longitude: -10.170000 * North-bound Latitude: 80.620000 * East-bound Longitude: 158.630000
Minimum Elevation: 0.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 3500.0 m
Event(s):
AAA_K_index (Alma- Ata) * Latitude: 43.250000 * Longitude: 76.920000 * Elevation: 1300.0 m * Location: Kazakhstan * Method/Device: Geomagnetic observatory (MAGOBS)
ARK_K_index (Arkhangelsk) * Latitude: 64.583000 * Longitude: 40.500000 * Location: Russia * Method/Device: Geomagnetic observatory (MAGOBS)
ARS_K_index (Arti (Yekaterinburg)) * Latitude: 56.433000 * Longitude: 58.567000 * Elevation: 290.0 m * Location: Russia * Method/Device: Geomagnetic observatory (MAGOBS)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventNisilevich, Mikhail
2ORDINAL NUMBEROrd NoNisilevich, MikhailGeocode
3CodeCodeNisilevich, Mikhail
4Station labelStationNisilevich, MikhailName of the observatory
5CountryCountryNisilevich, Mikhail
6LATITUDELatitudeNisilevich, MikhailGeocode
7LONGITUDELongitudeNisilevich, MikhailGeocode
8ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Nisilevich, MikhailGeocode
9Maximum fluctuationRnTNisilevich, MikhailLower limit for K = 9
10Time coverageCoverageNisilevich, MikhailK index Availability of data in the form of digital files, years
11Binary ObjectBinaryNisilevich, Mikhail
Change history:
2021-03-12T15:55:25 – Following data sets were revised: AAA, ASH, CCS, CWE, DIK, HIS, IRT, KGD, KIV, KNG, KZN, LNN, LVV, MIR, ММК, MNK, MOL, MOS, NKK, NVL, NVS, ODE, POD, SRE, SVD, TFS, TKT, TMK, UBA, VLA, VOS, YAK
Size:
246 data points

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