Partners
Operations
and research of the Geomagnetism Program are integrated with those of
many other national, state, and academic institutions. Current and recent
operational and research partners of the Geomagnetism Program include:
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The National Space Weather Program (NSWP): The USGS Geomagnetism Program is the major part of the Department of the Interior (DOI) involvement with the NSWP, working in cooperation with the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Energy (DOE).
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The USGS Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Program, in Golden, Colorado : The Geomagnetism Program has benefited from the sharing of Earthworm software and expertise in development of the Program’s real-time internet data transportation system. The ANSS has seismometers located on the Fredericksburg, Newport, and Sitka geomagnetic observatory sites.
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The USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory (ASL), which is also part of the Golden Geohazards Team: The ASL has seismometers located on the Guam, College, and San Juan geomagnetic observatory sites.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce, in Boulder, Colorado: The USGS operates its Boulder geomagnetic observatory on a site overseen by NTIA.
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The Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) of NOAA, in Boulder, Colorado: The CMDL assists in the operation of the Barrow observatory for the Geomagnetism Program.
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The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) of NOAA, in Silver Spring, Maryland: The NGS operates an global positioning system (GPS) station, and other survey equipment, at the Fredericksburg geomagnetic observatory site under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS.
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) of NOAA in Honolulu: The PTWC assists in the operation of the Honolulu geomagnetic observatory under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program. On-site Geomagnetism Program staff help the PTWC with their operations and out-reach efforts at Guam.
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The Alaskan Tsunami Warning Center (ATWC) of NOAA in Anchorage: The ATWC has a seismometer located on the College and Sitka geomagnetic observatory sites.
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The Forest Service of the US Department of Agriculture: The Fresno and Newport geomagnetic observatories are operated on Forest Service property and under agreements with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The National Park Service of the Department of the Interior: The Del Rio and Tucson geomagnetic observatories are operated on Park Service property and under agreements with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The US Air Force of the Department of Defense: The Guam geomagnetic observatory is operated on Air Force property and under agreement with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The Stennis Space Center (SSC) of NASA, near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi: SSC assists in the operation of the Stennis geomagnetic observatory under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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The Shumagin Native Corporation: The Shumagin geomagnetic observatory is being installed on Shumagin Native Corporation property and under agreement with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the Department of Defense, in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia: As part of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the DTRA supports an infrasound facility located on the Newport geomagnetic observatory site, under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS and its Geomagnetism Program.
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The Geophysical Institute (GI) of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks: The College geomagnetic observatory is located on the College International Geophysical Observatory (CIGO), which is managed by the GI under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS and the Geomagnetism Program. The GI and the Geomagnetism Program are cooperating on the development of a small magnetometer-calibration facility on the CIGO site. A seismometer operated by the GI is located on the Barrow geomagnetic observatory site.
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The Puerto Rican Seismic Network (PRSN) of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez: The PRSN operates a seismometer on the San Juan geomagnetic observatory site.
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The Eotvos Lorand Geophysical Institute (ELGI), in Budapest, Hungary: The ELGI and the Geomagnetism Program are cooperating on the testing of a semi-absolute magnetometer, and the Geomagnetism has supported the magnetic data-acquisition system of ELGI. Funds for these cooperative efforts have come through the US State Department.
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Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Centre de Physique du Globe (CPG): The Geomagnetism Program is collaborating with staff from the CPG to adapt old geomagnetic instruments in use in Latin America and Africa so as to upgrade their operations and bring them to within Intermagnet standards.
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Foreign geomagnetic observatory groups: The Geomagnetism Program has, at various times, assisted with the operation of the observatories at Teoloyucan Mexico, Alibag India, Vassouras Brazil, and King George Island Antarctica (a cooperation with the South Koreans), among others.
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The International Real-Time Magnetic Observatory Network (Intermagnet): The Geomagnetism Program provides leadership and operational expertise to the Intermagnet consortium, which oversees the operation of over 85 observatories in 35 countries worldwide and facilitates the usage of magnetic observatory data.
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The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego: Geomagnetism Program and IGPP staff are collaborating on research into paleomagnetic statistics and dynamo theory.
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Contact:
Jeffrey J. Love
Geomagnetism Group Leader
jlove@usgs.gov
