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Geoscience Australia Geophysical Observatories

Entry ID: ASAC_760

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Summary

Abstract: Geoscience Australia Geophysical Observatories

Note, there are separate meta-data records for Geomagnetism and for seismology/nuclear monitoring.

Brief summary: AGSO operates Geomagnetic and Seismological Observatories at Mawson, Macquarie Island and Casey.

There have been geomagnetic and seismological observatories at Heard Island and Wilkes in the past, ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Geomagnetism Data

Link: GET DATA

Description: Earthquake Data

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Public information for ASAC project 760

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -65.0

S: -90.0

E: 160.0

W: 45.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-09-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > GEOMAGNETIC INDICES

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > GEOMAGNETIC INDUCTION

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Quality Values provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints The data can be accessed from the Geoscience Australia website. See the urls below.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_760 when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

EARTHQUAKES

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Antarctic CRC

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Edinburgh

Data Center URL: http://www.wdc.bgs.ac.uk/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAVID KERRIDGE Phone: +44 131 650 0234 Fax: +44 131 668 4368 Contact Address: WDC for Geomagnetism Murchison House, West Mains Road British Geological Survey City: EDINBURGH Postal Code: EH9 3LA Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Fees: free

Personnel

PETER HOPGOOD

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 2 6249 9359

Fax: +61 2 6249 9986

Email: peter.hopgood at ga.gov.au

Contact Address:

GPO Box 378

Geoscience Australia

City: Canberra

Province or State: Australian Capital Territory

Postal Code: 2601

Country: Australia

BRIAN MINTY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 2 6249 9228

Fax: +61 2 6249 9929

Email: Brian.Minty at ga.gov.au

Contact Address:

Geohazards Division

GPO Box 378

Geoscience Australia

City: Canberra

Province or State: Australian Capital Territory

Postal Code: 2601

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-12-23

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