Several years of experience with automatic DI-flux systems: theory, validation and results
The previous release of our automatic DI-flux instrument, called AutoDIF mk2.2, has now been running continuously since June 2012 in the absolute house of Dourbes magnetic observatory performing measurement every 30 min. A second one has been working in the tunnel of Conrad observatory (Austria)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems |
| Online Access: | https://www.geosci-instrum-method-data-syst.net/6/353/2017/gi-6-353-2017.pdf |
| Summary: | The previous release of our automatic DI-flux instrument, called
AutoDIF mk2.2, has now been running continuously since June 2012 in the absolute
house of Dourbes magnetic observatory performing measurement every
30 min. A second one has been working in the tunnel of Conrad observatory
(Austria) since December 2013. After this proof of concept, we improved the
AutoDIF to version mk2.3, which was presented at the 16th IAGA workshop
in Hyderabad. As of publication, we have successfully deployed six AutoDIFs in various
environments: two in Dourbes (DOU), one in Manhay (MAB), one in Conrad (CON), one in
Daejeon (South Korea) and one is used for tests. The latter was installed for
10 months
in Chambon-la-Forêt (CLF) and, since 2016, has been in Kakioka (KAK). In this paper, we
will compare the automatic to the human-made measurements and discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of automatic measurements. |
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| ISSN: | 2193-0856 2193-0864 |