Geomagnetic and Solar Indices Data at NGDC
Abstract
The National Geophysical Data Center, Solar and Terrestrial Physics Indices program is a central repository for global indices derived at numerous organizations around the world. These datasets are used by customers to drive models, evaluate the solar and geomagnetic environment, and to understand space climate. Our goal is to obtain and disseminate this data in a timely and accurate manner, and to provide the short term McNish-Lincoln sunspot number prediction. NGDC is in partnership with the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), University Center for Atmospheric Sciences (UCAR), the Potsdam Helmholtz Center (GFZ), the Solar Indices Data Center (SIDC), the World Data Center for Geomagnetism Kyoto and many other organizations. The large number of available indices and the complexity in how they are derived makes understanding the data one of the biggest challenges for the users of indices. Our data services include expertise in our indices and related datasets to provide feedback and analysis for our global customer base.
- Publication:
-
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012AGUFMSH13A2216M
- Keywords:
-
- 7536 SOLAR PHYSICS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- AND ASTRONOMY / Solar activity cycle