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The
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Mumbai is the part
of the Indian
Institute of Geomagnetism, an autonomous research
institute under the Department of Science and Technology,
Govt. of India. The Centre is situated in the campus
of old Colaba Magnetic Observatory, Bombay (Geographic
lat: 180 53' 36" N long:720
48' 54" E, Dipole lat 10.03N long 145.97) which
was operational from 1841 to 1906. Continuity of the
magnetic observation is maintained with the commissioning
of Alibag magnetic observatory. Colaba - Alibag combined
series makes the magnetic data for a period of more
than 150 years. This Centre has collected a comprehensive
set of analog and digital geomagnetic data as well as
indices of geomagnetic activity supplied from a worldwide
network of magnetic observatories. The Data Services
at the WDC are available for scientific use without
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