USGS Geomagnetism Program: Magnetic Disturbance Movies

Description

Movie-maps of low-latitude horizontal-intensity magnetic disturbance are derived from magnetic vector time series data collected at multiple ground-based observatories. Using a technique similar to that used in the calculation of Dst, a quiet time baseline is subtracted from the time series from each observatory. The remaining disturbance time series are shown in a polar coordinate system that accommodates both Earth rotation and the universal time dependence of magnetospheric disturbance. Each magnetic storm recorded in the movie-maps is different. While some standard interpretations about the storm time equatorial ring current appear to apply to certain moments and certain phases of some storms, the movie-maps also show substantial variety in the local time distribution of low-latitude magnetic disturbance, especially during storm commencements and storm main phases.

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Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5b228f72e4b092d9652a2228.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UQZARF

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  • magnetic-disturbance
  • ghsc
  • hazard-mitigation
  • geologic-hazards-science-center
  • magnetic-storm
  • real-time-monitoring
  • magnetic-vector-time-series
  • geomagnetism-program
  • magnetic-field
  • geomagnetic-observatory
  • usgs
  • earth-science
  • usgs-5b228f72e4b092d9652a2228

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