INTERMAGNET Technical Manual

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This manual contains details of all specifications which have to be met by observatories wishing to join INTERMAGNET. It also contains details of the INTERMAGNET Geomagnetic Information Nodes and the formats of all data provided by the GINs. There are chapters on the following subjects:

1. Constitution and objectives of INTERMAGNET
2. INTERMAGNET Magnetic Observatories (IMOs)
3. Geomagnetic Information Nodes
4. The INTERMAGNET CD-ROM/DVD
5. Transmission of data by satellite
6. Data quality control
7. Data formats
8. Membership application forms

Copies of the Technical Manual may be obtained from:

Benoit St-Louis
INTERMAGNET Operations Committee
c/o Geological Survey of Canada
#7 Observatory Crescent
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0Y3