The Lithosphere

Scott Base Magnetic Observatory Data Record

Principle Investigator: Tony Hurst
Organisation: GNS Science

Magnetic measurements have been made at Scott Base for nearly the whole period since it was established in 1957. It has provided a quasi-continuous (in recent years, 20 second readings) record of the Earth’s magnetic field, and the large variations in this field associated with the arriving charged particles which produce magnetic storms and aurora. It is one of only two Antarctic magnetic observatories that meet the standard set by Intermagnet.