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Observatories in Antarctica

dc.contributor.authorSchott, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorRasson, J.
dc.coverage.temporal21st century
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T16:16:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T09:53:50Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T16:16:56Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T09:53:50Z
dc.identifierISBN 13:978-1-4020-3992-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/8758
dc.descriptionThe history of magnetic measurements in Antarctica and the surrounding oceans can be traced back to the expeditions looking for the South Magnetic Pole (see Fogg, 1992 for a review). Until the turn of the 19th/20th century, all measurements were performed at sea, on ships including Gauss (E. Drygalski expedition, 1901-1903) and Discovery (first R.F. Scott expedition, 1901-1904), both being equipped with a magnetic observatory (Lüdecke, 2003). The first confirmed landing (although certainldy not really the first one), can be credited to C. Borchgrevink's expedition (1893-1895), whose party reached Cape Adare and made some magnetic measurements there (Fogg, 1992). If we define the Antarctic region as that being south of 60° S the longest span of data is that collected at the observatory of Orcadas del Sur (South Orkneys, IAGA code ORC).
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherIRM
dc.publisherKMI
dc.publisherRMI
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEncyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
dc.titleObservatories in Antarctica
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceGeneral Public
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freemagnetic measurements in Antarctica
dc.subject.freeSouth Magnetic Pole
dc.subject.freeC. Borchgrevink
dc.subject.freeObservatory of Orcadas del Sur
dc.source.issueEncyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
dc.source.page723-724
Orfeo.peerreviewedNot pertinent


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