Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.indices:G01118

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Count Component Title Abstract
1 An Index (PC) Aimed at Monitoring the (P)olar (C)ap for Magnetic Activity PC is an index for magnetic activity in the (P)olar (C)ap. It is based on data from a single nearpole station, and aimed to monitor the polar cap magnetic activity generated by such solar wind parameters as the southward component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), the azimuthal component of the IMF (By), and the solar wind velocity v. The station Thule, located in the village Qaanaaq in Greenland at 86.5 degrees geomagnetic invariant latitude, fulfills the requirement of being close to the magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere. The station Vostok at 83.3 degrees does the same in the southern hemisphere. The PC index is derived independently for these two stations. The PC-index is based on an idea by Troshichev et al. (1979) and developed in papers by Troshichev and Andrezem (1985), ennerstrom et al. (1991). Earlier data for 1975-1982 appear in Troshichev et al. (1991). The data from 1975 to the present are published in Report UAG-103, available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly National Geophysical Data Center).
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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 An Index (PC) Aimed at Monitoring the (P)olar (C)ap for Magnetic Activity
    1975-01-01
1 Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
    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
    1 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
      1 NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
        1 Uncontrolled Keywords
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          CI_Series

          Count Component Name Issue Identification Page
          1 International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) Solar Terrestrial Physics STP-94-7, Geomagnetic Polar Cap (PC) Index. ISSN 0579-7144, UAG-103, Geomagnetic Polar Cap (PC) Index.
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          CI_ResponsibleParty

          Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
          1 ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/SOLAR_DATA/RELATED_INDICES/PC_INDEX/
          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
          3 ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/SOLAR_DATA/RELATED_INDICES/PC_INDEX/ Index of ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/SOLAR_DATA/RELATED_INDICES/PC_INDEX/ Polar Cap Index download
          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
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          EX_Extent

          Bounding Box Temporal Extent
          Count Component Description West East North South Start End
          1 -180.000000 180.000000 90.000000 -90.000000 1975-01-01
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          EX_GeographicBoundingBox

          Count Component West East North South
          1 -180.000000 180.000000 90.000000 -90.000000
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          EX_TemporalExtent

          Count Component Start End
          1 1975-01-01
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          MD_Format

          Count Component Name Version specification
          1 ASCII
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          MD_Medium

          Count Component Name mediumFormat mediumNote
          1 CARTRIDGE TAPE tar
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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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