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Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst Index

ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/Dst/index/PT1H

Description

The geomagnetic equatorial Dst index at 1-hr time resolution, derived at World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto, Kyoto University.

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ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/Dst/index/PT1H
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst Index
ReleaseDate
2011-02-17 08:00:00
Description

The geomagnetic equatorial Dst index at 1-hr time resolution, derived at World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto, Kyoto University.

Acknowledgement
If the data are used in publications and presentations, the data suppliers and the WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto must properly be acknowledged.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://IUGONET/Person/Toshihiko.Iyemori
2.GeneralContactspase://IUGONET/Person/Masahito.Nose
3.MetadataContactspase://IUGONET/Person/Yukinobu.Koyama
InformationURL
Name
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst index Home Page
URL
http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstdir/index.html
Description

The web site with links to pages describing the internationally accepted standard technique for generating the Dst Index and for access to the index data in WDC format.

AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://IUGONET/Repository/WDC_Kyoto/WDC
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Geomagnetic Data Service
URL
http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/wdc/Sec3.html
Description

Geomagnetic Data Service at World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto.

Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
If the data are used in publications and presentations, the data suppliers and the WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto must properly be acknowledged.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/HER/Magnetometer
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/KAK/Magnetometer
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/HON/Magnetometer
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/WDC_Kyoto/WDC/SJG/Magnetometer
MeasurementType
ActivityIndex
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1957-01-01 00:00:00
StopDate
2011-12-31 00:00:00
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Earth.Surface
SpatialCoverage
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
NorthernmostLatitude
36.233
SouthernmostLatitude
-34.425
EasternmostLongitude
180
WesternmostLongitude
-180
Keywords
Geomagnetic Indices
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
Description

Time is expressed with year, month, day, and hour, each stored in integer format. Details of the data record format is described at http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstae/format/dstformat.html

RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
(UT)
ScaleType
LinearScale
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst index
ParameterKey
Dst
Description

The Dst index is calculated by the sum of base value (unit 100nT) and 24 hourly value (unit 1nT). Details of the data record format is described at http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstae/format/dstformat.html

Cadence
PT1H
Units
nT
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
(nT)
ScaleMin
-500
ScaleMax
100
ScaleType
LinearScale
FillValue
9999
Field
Qualifier
Scalar
FieldQuantity
Magnetic