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POLAR ORBITING GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

There are approximately 250 permanent observatories in operation around the world. These stations take continuous measurements of the Earth's magnetic field and report these values to World Data Centers. ... Most of the data used in modeling the main field comes from the high quality magnetic satellites: Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (POGO 1965-1971) [;] Magnetic Field Satellite (Magsat 1979-1980) ...

Key term(s)
  • polar-orbiting geophysical observatory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Engins spatiaux
Key term(s)
  • Observatoire géophysique sur orbite polaire

Spanish

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