Three years continuous record of the Earth’s magnetic field at Concordia Station (DomeC, Antarctica)

Abstract

The magnetic observatory deployed at DomeC, Antarctica, in the French-Italian base known as Concordia has<br />now been permanently running for more than three years. This paper focuses on these long-term results which<br />are more relevant for an observatory intended to provide absolute values of the field. The problems which<br />emerged in this fairly long record are discussed and solutions suggested to upgrade the observatory to the standards<br />of an absolute one (i.e. Intermagnet standards).<br />Mailing address: Dr. Aude Chambodut, Ecole et Observatoire<br />des Sciences de la Terre 5, rue Descartes 67084, Strasbourg<br />Cedex, France; e-mail: [email protected]

Keywords

• Antarctica – DomeC – magnetic observatory – continuos records