A method for the near real-time production of quasi-definitive magnetic observatory data

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1363-1374

  Clarke, Ellen ^a   Baillie, Orsi ^a   Reay, Sarah J ^a   Turbitt, Chris W ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data processing methods; Geomagnetic observatory; Observatory baselines; Quasi definitive data

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC SURVEY; OBSERVATORY; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 84897584192     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5047/eps.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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