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On the validation of K index values at Italian geomagnetic observatories
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Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1A. Geomagnetismo e Paleomagnetismo
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Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Peer review journal
Yes
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
/9 (2020)
Publisher
EGU - Copernicus
Pages (printed)
105–115
Issued date
2020
Alternative Location
Last version
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2019-31
Subjects
Abstract
Local K index and the consequent global Kp index are well established three-hour range indices used to characterize the geomagnetic activity. K index is one of the parameters which INTERMAGNET observatories can provide and it’s widely used since several decades, although many other activity indices have been proposed in the meanwhile. The method for determining the K values has to be the same for all observatories. INTERMAGNET consortium recommends the use of one of the 4 methods endorsed by the International Service of Geomagnetic Indices ( ISGI) in close cooperation and agreement with the ad-hoc working group of International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA). INTERMAGNET provides the software code KASM, designed for an automatic calculation of K index according to the Adaptive Smoothed method. K values should be independent on the local dynamic response, therefore for their determination each observatory has its own specific scale regulated by the L9 lower limit, which represents the main input parameter for KASM. The determination of an appropriate L9 value for any geomagnetic observatory is then fundamental. In this work we statistically analyze the K values estimated by means of KASM code for the Italian geomagnetic observatories of Duronia (corrected geomagnetic latitude λ~36° N) and Lampedusa (λ~28° N) comparing them with the German observatories of Wingst and Niemegk. Our comparative analysis is finalized to establish the best estimation of the L9 lower limit for these two stations. A comparison of L9 lower limits found for the Italian observatories with results from a previous empirical method was also applied and used to verify the consistency and reliability of our outcomes.
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