The
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Mumbai
is a part of ICSU World Data Centre System, and is operated
by Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai since 1971.
Functions:
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To update and disseminate geomagnetic hourly values, microfilm
copies of analogue records of Indian Observatories.
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To update and catalogue the world wide geomagnetic data
and information through the courtesy of other data centre's.
- To
update supplementary global geomagnetic indices, Interplanetary
magnetic field and other solar indices data.
- To
maintain the long term physical and scientific integrity
of data (periodic checks).
- To
make available the geomagnetic data in computer compatible
form to researchers and student community.
- To
supply the data to other WDCs under the International
Data Exchange Program.
- To
promote the rapid growth of International co-operation
in the field of geomagnetism and studies related to Solar-Terrestrial
Relationship.
Facilities:
The data centre is equipped with many facilities for data
retrieval such as
- IBM
Server with four Nodes.
- Email
and Browsing facilities
- Microfilm
and Microfiche Reader/Printer
- Scanning
and Xeroxing Facility
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Library for Data Catalogues and Volumes
Data
is made available in machine readable form on written request
or personal visit to the data centre. Periodic data catalogues
and Indian magnetic data volumes and some old data volumes
from other international observatories are also available
in the Data Library.
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