International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

DIVISION V:
GEOMAGNETIC OBSERVATORIES, SURVEYS AND ANALYSES

objectives of IAGA Division V are 1) to promote high quality standards in geomagnetic data acquisition, observatory and survey procedures, geomagnetic indices, and data dissemination, and 2) to analyse magnetic observation data for the purposes of understanding the various sources of the magnetic field.  Three working groups are active in this respect.

Working Group V-OBS: Geomagnetic Observation

    Working group V-OBS coordinates all issues related to the operation of geomagnetic observatories around the world. The WG sets quality standards for measurements and for data processing, and supports observatories in need of modern instrumentation or those in danger of closure. It cooperates with INTERMAGNET and is responsible for the organisation of a Workshop On Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing every two years. The working group maintains a list of observatories operating worldwide.

Working Group V-DAT: Geomagnetic Data and Indices

    This working group defines formats for data exchange and sets quality standards for indices of magnetic activity. The latest format for observatory data dissemination is the IAGA2002 format. Numerous indices of magnetic activity exist and new ones are often developed for different scientific purposes. WG V-DAT cooperates with ISGI and is responsible for assessing and recommending new indices for official adoption by IAGA.

Working Group V-MOD : Geomagnetic Field Modeling

    The main task of WG V-MOD is to coordinate international scientific efforts to model and understand the internal geomagnetic field. In particular, the WG assesses and adopts a new International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) every five years, from candidate models submitted by different research groups. A special task group of WG V-MOD members was in charge of coordinating the development of the first World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map, published in 2007.

Upcoming meetings, past meeting programmes and proceedings

• The XXV IUGG General Assembly was held in Melbourne, Australlia, from June 28 to July 7, 2011 [May 12, 2011]
• The XIV^th IAGA Workshop On Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing was held in Changchun, Jilin Province, China from September 13 - 23, 2010 [May 12, 2011]
• The Proceedings of the XIII^th IAGA Workshop On Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing, June 9-18, 2008, Golden and Boulder, Colorado, USA are now available [January 5, 2010]
• The 11^th IAGA Scientific Assembly was held in Sopron, Hungary, August 23 - 30, 2009 [September 18, 2009]
• Proceedings of XII^th IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing is available from http://www.igf.edu.pl. (Choose: Publications> Own publications> Publs. Inst. Geophys PAS, and go to: C-Geomagnetism, issue C-99 (398)) [June 23, 2007]
• International Session "170 years of observatory work at the Urals: the history and modern state" (July 17-23, 2006) (Notice). [April 20, 2006]
• The proceedings of the X^th Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing held at the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory in South Africa, 15-24 April 2002

Data and model issues

• The 11^th generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field, "IGRF-11" (epoch 2010.0, predictive up to 2015) has been released by an IGRF Task Group of Working Group V-MOD  [January 5, 2010]
• The 10^th generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field, "IGRF-10" (epoch 2005.0, predictive up to 2010) has been released by IGRF-10 Task Force [March 22, 2005]
• Updated 1841 - 1960 Catalog of Analogue Geomagnetic Data [April 17, 2002]
• Rescue of Old Analogue Magnetograms by Converting to Digital Images (The ICSU 2003 Grant Programme)
• Final IAGA-2002 Y2K-compliant geomagnetic data exchange format
• Open Forum on Format Recommendations for Geomagnetic Data

Business meeting issues

• Draft agenda for Division V business meeting for IUGG 2011 in Melbourne [May 31, 2011]
• Minutes from the Div. V business meeting at Sopron on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 [September 18, 2009]
• Minutes of IAGA Division V Business Meeting at Perugia IUGG [July 25, 2007]
• New leadership of IAGA Division V [July 23, 2007]
• Draft agenda of Division-V business meetings at Perugia IUGG [June 28, 2007]
• Schedule of IAGA Business Meeting at 2007 Perugia IUGG has been updated. (MS-Word File) [May 25, 2007]
• Minutes of IAGA Division-V Business Meeting on July 25, 2005 at Toulouse [August 25, 2005]
• IAGA Division-V WG and Business meetings draft agenda for Toulouse Assembly [July 8, 2005]
• Minutes of IAGA Division V Business Meeting at Sapporo IUGG
• IAGA Division-V Description [July 15, 2005]
• A brief summary of Div.-V activities over 2 years [July 15, 2005]

Special publications related to Div. V topic

• The book "Geomagnetic Observations and Models", IAGA Special Sopron Book Series 5, eds. M. Mandea and M. Korte, has been published by Springer in 2011 with 13 topical review papers with contributions from 41 authors. [June 1, 2011]
• IAGA WG V-MOD, Participating members: C. C. Finlay, S. Maus, C. D. Beggan, T. N. Bondar, A. Chambodut, T. A. Chernova, A. Chulliat, V. P. Golovkov, B. Hamilton, M. Hamoudi, R. Holme, G. Hulot, W. Kuang, B. Langlais, V. Lesur, F. J. Lowes, H. Luhr, S. Macmillan, M. Mandea, S. McLean, C. Manoj, M. Menvielle, I. Michaelis, N. Olsen, J. Rauberg, M. Rother, T. J. Sabaka, A. Tangborn, L. Toffner-Clausen, E. Thebault, A. W. P. Thomson, I. Wardinski Z. Wei, T. I. Zvereva: International Geomagnetic Reference Field; the eleven^th generation. Geophys. J. Int., Vol 183, Issue 3, pp 1216-1230, December 2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04804.x. [June 1, 2011]
• A special issue of Earth Planets Space (Vol. 62, No. 10) on the International Geomagnetic Reference Field - The Eleventh Generation has been published in 2010, consisting of 14 papers dealing with IGRF candidate models and related topics. [June 1, 2011]
• H. McCreadie and M. Menvielle: The PC Index: Review of methods. Ann. Geophys., 28, 1887-1903, 2010. [June 1, 2011]
• The Proceedings of the XIII IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing have been published as Open File Report 2009-1226, ed. J. Love, by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2009. [June 1, 2011]
• Special issue of Annals of Geophysics on "Geomagnetic measurements in remote regions" has been published as Vol. 52, No. 1 (February 2009). [June 30, 2009]
• Special issue of the journal Earth, Planets and Space on "Ground Magnetic Observations: New technologies and the role in understanding the Earth System" has been published as Vol.58, No. 6 (June 2006). [June 7, 2006]
• Special issue of the journal Earth, Planets and Space on "Global magnetic field modeling and IGRF" has been published as Vol.57, No.12 (December 2005). [June 7, 2006]
• The Proceedings of the XIII^th IAGA Workshop On Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing, June 9-18, 2008, Golden and Boulder, Colorado, USA are now available [January 5, 2010]
• The 11^th IAGA Scientific Assembly was held in Sopron, Hungary, August 23 - 30, 2009 [September 18, 2009]
• Proceedings of XII IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing is available from http://www.igf.edu.pl. (Choose: Publications> Own publications> Publs. Inst. Geophys PAS, and go to: C-Geomagnetism, issue C-99 (398)) [June 23, 2007]
• International Session "170 years of observatory work at the Urals: the history and modern state" (July 17-23, 2006). [April 20, 2006]

The following Working Groups are part of Division V:

Note: At IUGG 2003 ( July 2003 ), Division V working groups were re-structured.
To refer to the old working groups, please look at the end of this page.

Link to the Previous Structure of Division V before July 2011:

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