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Responsible Thematic Node: Plasmas

Short Name: SAMNET - The UK Sub-Auroral Magnetometer Network

Brief description: SAMNET is operated by the Space Plasma Environment and Radio Science (SPEARS) Group in the Department of Communication Systems at the Lancas

URL: http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/samnet/

Type: DATA/Observational

English Language: YES

Restricted access: NO

Longer description:
Operation with 5 stations equipped with fluxgate magnetometers which continuously record natural variations in the Earth's magnetic field. In addition there is also 1 second resolution data from 5 IMAGE magnetometers (standard IMAGE resolution is 10s) and also data from 3 British Geological Survey magnetometers archived. The magnetometer data contains information about the complex interactions within the coupled Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere system.

Non EPN location: Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

Contributor: Topf

Last updater: Andre

Contact: Topf

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