An automatic DI-flux at the Livingston Island geomagnetic observatory, Antarctica: requirements and lessons learned

• Published in: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
• Main Authors: Marsal, Santiago, Curto, Juan José, Torta, Joan Miquel, Gonsette, Alexandre, Favà, Vicent, Rasson, Jean, Ibañez, Miquel, Cid, Òscar
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-269-2017; https://gi.copernicus.org/articles/6/269/2017/

The DI-flux, consisting of a fluxgate magnetometer coupled with a theodolite, is used for the absolute manual measurement of the magnetic field angles in most ground-based observatories worldwide. Commercial solutions for an automated DI-flux have recently been developed by the Royal Meteorological...