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Indian Institute of Geomagnetism

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spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/IIG

Description

The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) today is a leading
institute of the country actively engaged in basic and applied research in
Geomagnetism and allied areas of Geophysics, Atmospheric, and Space Physics and
Plasma Physics. It started out as a successor to the Colaba Magnetic
Observatory, set up in 1826, where the first regular magnetic observatory
in the country was established in 1841.

  IIG became an autonomous research institute in 1971, and is now under the

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

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ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/IIG
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
AlternateName
IIG
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) today is a leading
institute of the country actively engaged in basic and applied research in
Geomagnetism and allied areas of Geophysics, Atmospheric, and Space Physics and
Plasma Physics. It started out as a successor to the Colaba Magnetic
Observatory, set up in 1826, where the first regular magnetic observatory
in the country was established in 1841.

  IIG became an autonomous research institute in 1971, and is now under the

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Acknowledgement
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/UNKNOWN
InformationURL
Name
Overview of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Magnetic Observatories
URL
Description

Description and location of other magnetometers.

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface
OperatingSpan
StartDate
1841-01-01 12:00:00Z
Note
Actual start date in 1841 unknown.