A new geomagnetic observatory at Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands): Implications for future regional magnetic surveys

• Main Authors: Torta, J. M., Gaya-Piqué, L. R., Sole, J. G., Bianco, I., Garcia, A.
• Other Authors: Torta, J. M.; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain, Gaya-Piqué, L. R.; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain, Sole, J. G.; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain, Bianco, I.; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain, Garcia, A.; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain f) Observatori de l'Ebre, CSIC, Roquetes (Tarragona), Spain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Geomagnetic observatories; magnetic surveys; magnetic anomalies; 04. Solid Earth::04.05. Geomagnetism::04.05.99. General or miscellaneous; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/1332

A pennanent geomagnetic observatory is always the ideal reference station for monitoring geomagnetic activity during airborne, marine or ground magnetic surveying, especially in Antarctica, where logistic difficulties are an important factor even for the deployment of temporary base stations. The ut...