Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

Utah's Most Elusive - Hard-to-find Government and Scientific Reports

Add or remove collections

Home Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory - Page 1

Reference URL

Share

Add tags

Comment

Rate

Save to favorites

To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed the entire object, paste this HTML in website

To link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this page, paste this HTML in website

Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Rating
Title	Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory
Description	Ariel O. Acebal's master thesis for a Masters of Science in Applied Physics at the Air Force Institute of Technology. The thesis showed that a computer program developed by the USGS using the K index was computed properly. 123 pages.
Abstract	The K index was developed by Bartels in 1939 as an estimate of the level of geomagnetic activity caused by the Sun. This index was computed manually every three hours at geomagnetic observatories using the magnetic traces of the surface planetary magnetic field. In 1991, the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy approved four additional methods to compute the K index; all of them were computer algorithms. One of the approved methods, the Wilson code, recently underwent some modifications. The new algorithm is now part of a Windows-based computer program being developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). After successfully evaluating a beta version of this new program, it was used to compute the K index for a new location. This new location is the Bear Lake Observatory (BLO), where the Utah State University has been collecting geomagnetic data from their magnetometer. Statistical techniques were applied to correlate K indices among existing stations in an effort to develop a test for the validity of the K index of a station. These statistical tests were applied to the BLO K index proving that the technique works and that the BLO K index was computed properly.
Subject	Geomagnetic indexes -- Testing Geomagnetism -- Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)
Creator	Acebal, Ariel O., 1966-
Publisher	Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
Language	en
Contributors	Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.)
Source	Acebal, Ariel O. Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Air Force Institute of Technology, 2000.
Rights	This is a U.S. Government publication and as such may be used without restriction.
Date Digital	2007-11-07
Material Type	Government publications Electronic books Masters theses
Type	Text
Format	Text/jpg Text/pdf
Conversion Specifications	Scanned by Utah State University Library using AGFA Duoscan T2500 scanner, 8-bit RGB, at 400 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF (400 dpi); display file is JPEG (300 dpi) to allow some zoom, while still minimizing file space. OCR text and display pdf generated using CONTENTdm OCR Extension. If pdf does not display correctly, try switching to a different browser.
Search Date	2000-03
Online Catalog Record	1098141

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory - Page 1

Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake Observatory

Object Description

Description

Tags

Comments

Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake...

Testing of the New USGS K Index Algorithm at Bear Lake...

	All
	Pages Enter page numbers or page ranges separated by commas. For example: 1,3,5-12