Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.indices:G00584

Aggregation Info | Bands | Citations | Constraints | Coverage Descriptions | Dimensions | Extents | Formats | Geographic Bounding Box
Georectified Information | Georeferenceable Information | Identifiers | Instruments | Mediums | OnlineResources | Operations
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Count Component Title Abstract
1 Auroral Electrojet (AE, AL, AO, AU) - A Global Measure of Auroral Zone Magnetic Activity The AE index is derived from geomagnetic variations in the horizontal component observed at selected (10-13) observatories along the auroral zone in the northern hemisphere. To normalize the data a base value for each station is first calculated for each month by averaging all the data from the station on the five international quietest days. This base value is subtracted from each value of one-minute data obtained at the station during that month. Then among the data from all the stations at each given time (UT), the largest and smallest values are selected. The AU and AL indices are respectively defined by the largest and the smallest values so selected. The symbols, AU and AL, derive from the fact that these values form the upper and lower envelopes of the superposed plots of all the data from these stations as functions of UT. The difference, AU minus AL, defines the AE index, and the mean value of the AU and AL, i.e. (AU+AL)/2, defines the AO index. The term "AE indices" is usually used to represent these four indices (AU, AL, AE and AO). The AU and AL indices are intended to express the strongest current intensity of the eastward and westward auroral electrojets, respectively. The AE index represents the overall activity of the electrojets, and the AO index provides a measure of the equivalent zonal current.
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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 Auroral Electrojet (AE, AL, AO, AU) - A Global Measure of Auroral Zone Magnetic Activity
    1976-01-01
1 GCMD Data Center Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 GCMD Project Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
    2020-01-09
2 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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    CI_Series

    Count Component Name Issue Identification Page
    1 Upper Atmosphere Geophysics International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) 'ISSN 0579-7144 UAG Upper Atmosphere Geophysics'
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    CI_ResponsibleParty

    Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
    2 Citation URL http://swdcwww.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/aedir/index.html
    1 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher
    1 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce originator
    4 Justin Mabie Justin Mabie DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Space and Terrestrial Weather Specialist Justin.Mabie@noaa.gov pointOfContact
    2 GCMD Landing Page NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System custodian https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
    1 NCEI (publisher) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher
    1 Anna Milan NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Metadata Specialist editor
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    CI_OnlineResource

    Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
    2 ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/GEOMAGNETIC_DATA/INDICES/AURORAL_ELECTROJET Geomagnetic Data/Indices/Auroral Electroject ftp site download
    3 http://swdcwww.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/aedir/index.html WDC-C2 KYOTO AE index service Home page for the World Data Center for Geomagnetism with links to the data information
    2 https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information
    1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag Auroral Electrojet Index (AE) Home page information
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    EX_Extent

    Bounding Box Temporal Extent
    Count Component Description West East North South Start End
    1 -180.00 180.00 90.00 -90.00 1957-01-01
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    EX_GeographicBoundingBox

    Count Component West East North South
    1 -180.00 180.00 90.00 -90.00
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    EX_TemporalExtent

    Count Component Start End
    1 1957-01-01
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    MD_Format

    Count Component Name Version specification
    1 ASCII
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    MD_Constraints

    Count Component Use Limitation
    1 While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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    Count Component DateTime Description
    1 2015-04-22T00:00:00 NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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