NSF Ground-based Magnetometer Array Workshop

Greenbelt, Maryland May 5-6, 2016

For discussion of the current state and future of ground magnetometer arrays in support of space weather monitoring and research, see article in Space Weather.

A Master List of US-Sponsored Magnetometers*

Array	Location	Instruments	Manufacturer	No. of Locations
AAL-PIP	Antarctica	Fluxgate	Korepanov	6
AAL-PIP	Antarctica	Induction Coil	UNH	4
AMBER	Africa	Fluxgate	UCLA	7
AMBER	South America	Fluxgate	UCLA	2
AMBER	East Asia	Fluxgate	UCLA	4
Falcon	Continental US	Fluxgate	UCLA	11
GIMA	Alaska	Fluxgate	Narod	9
Jicamarca	South America	Fluxgate	UCLA	2
LISN	South America	Fluxgate	UCLA	6
MACCS	Arctic Canada	Fluxgate	Narod	8
McMAC	Continental US & Mexico	Fluxgate	UCLA	9
MEASURE	Continental US	Fluxgate	UCLA	6
SAMBA	South America & Antarctica	Fluxgate	UCLA	12
THEMIS	Continental US & Canada	Fluxgate	UCLA	24
US Geological Survey	US & Territories	Fluxgate	Narod	11
NJIT / AGO	Antarctica	Fluxgate	Bell Labs	7
NJIT / AGO	Antarctica	Induction Coil	Tohoku University	5
MICA	Antarctica	Induction Coil	UNH	5
MICA	Arctic Canada	Induction Coil	UNH	4
MICA	Svalbard	Induction Coil	UNH	4

• Some stations listed here are not currently operating.

Autonomous Adaptive Low-Power Instrument Platform (AAL-PIP)

Fluxgates

Station	Geographic Latitude	Geographic Longitude	Instrument Type	Sampling Rate	Data Coverage	Publicly Accessible
PG0	-83.67	88.68	Korepanov	1 Hz	2015-present	Yes
PG1	-84.50	77.20	Acuna	1 Hz	2008-present	Yes
PG2	-84.42	57.96	Korepanov	1 Hz	2013-present	Yes
PG3	-84.81	37.63	Korepanov	1 Hz	2013-present	Yes
PG4	-83.34	12.25	Korepanov	1 Hz	2014-present	Yes
PG5	-81.96	5.71	Korepanov	1 Hz	2016-present	Yes

Induction

Station	Geographic Latitude	Geographic Longitude	Instrument Type	Sampling Rate	Data Coverage	Publicly Accessible
PG2	-84.42	57.96	Lessard	10 Hz	2013-present	Yes
PG3	-84.81	37.63	Lessard	10 Hz	2013-present	Yes
PG4	-83.34	12.25	Lessard	10 Hz	2014-present	Yes
PG5	-81.96	5.71	Lessard	10 Hz	2016-present	Yes