EMAG2v3: Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (2-arc-minute resolution)
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Reference system info: title: WGS84 Reference system: uuid: 2504d000-8345-11e1-b0c4-0800200c9a66 Reference system identifier: RS Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: World Geodetic System 1984 Alternate title: WGS 84 Date: Date: Date: 2007-08-27 Date type: Date type code: revision Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: withheld Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://epsg.org/crs_4326/WGS-84.html Name: WGS 84 Description: GML of World Geodetic System 1984 coordinate reference system. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: resourceProvider Cited responsible party: title: EPSG Registry Responsible party: uuid: 68498237-c535-48dd-a292-17c2fc36cb97 Organisation name: European Petroleum Survey Group Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://epsg.org/home.html Name: European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Description: Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. Function: Online function code: search Role: Role code: publisher Code: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: EMAG2v3: Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (2-arc-minute resolution) Date: Date: Date: 2017-05-30 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: Version 3 Edition date: 2017-05-30 Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: International DOI Foundation (IDF) Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5H70CVX title: DOI doi:10.7289/V5H70CVX Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Date: inapplicable Code: NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geophysical_models:EMAG2_V3 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Role: Role code: publisher Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Position name: NCEI Geomagnetic Modeling Team Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Brian Meyer Role: Role code: author Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Richard Saltus Role: Role code: author Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Arnaud Chulliat Role: Role code: author Presentation form: Presentation form code: mapDigital Abstract: EMAG2v3 is a global Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, ship, and airborne magnetic measurements. It is a significant update of the previous release of the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid. The resolution remains 2 arc-minutes, and the altitude of 4 km above the geoid is still supported, but an additional product, a grid that is observed at sea-level over oceanic regions, has been produced. New additions grid and track line data have been included, both over land and the oceans. Wherever available, the original shipborne and airborne data were used instead of precompiled oceanic magnetic grids. Interpolation between sparse track lines in the oceans was improved by using a kriging algorithm, which specializes in heterogeneous data distribution gridding, in order to create a compilation as true to the observed data as possible, and avoid using a priori information. The longest wavelengths (>300 km) were replaced with the latests satellite lithosphere magnetic field model, MF7. Purpose: Magnetic anomaly maps provide insight into the subsurface structure and composition of the Earth's crust. Over continental areas, magnetic anomalies illuminate geologic, tectonic, and geothermal evolution of crust and lithosphere. In the world's oceans, anomalies trending parallel to the isochrons (lines of equal age) reveal the temporal evolution of oceanic crust. Magnetic maps are widely used in the geological sciences and in resource exploration. Status: Progress code: completed Status: Progress code: historicalArchive Point of contact: title: NCEI (pointOfContact) Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644 Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: ncei.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact Name: NCEI Contact Information Description: Information for contacts at NCEI. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: title: Geomagnetic Modeling Team Responsible party: uuid: 75ff8b8b-8a08-49b9-a469-e3f35bdf6164 Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Position name: NCEI Geomagnetic Modeling Team Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: geomag.models@noaa.gov Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Graphic overview: BrowseGraphic: File name: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/image/EMAG2_V3_UpCont_WestCoastUS.png File description: EMAG2v3 showing the west coast of the United States and Canada. The stripes are magnetic lineations due to sea-floor spreading. File type: png Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Field Keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Intensity Keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Magnetic Anomalies Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: title: GCMD Science Keywords Citation: uuid: 227737d0-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2020-01-09 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 9.1 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. 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For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series. Resource constraints: title: NCEI Data Citation Statement Legal constraints: Use limitation: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Cite as: Brian Meyer; Richard Saltus; and Arnaud Chulliat. 2017: EMAG2v3: Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (2-arc-minute resolution). Version 3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5H70CVX. Accessed [date]. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Derivation and Error Analysis of the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid at 2 Arc-Minute Resolution Version 3 (EMAG2v3) Date: Date: Date: 2017-12-19 Date type: Date type code: publication Identifier: Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007280 title: DOI doi:10.1002/2017GC007280 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems Role: Role code: publisher Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017gc007280 Name: Derivation and Error Analysis of the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid at 2 Arc-Minute Resolution Version 3 (EMAG2v3) Description: A science paper about the construction and evaluation of the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid 2 Arc-Minute Resolution Version 3 Role: Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Initiative Type: Initiative type code: sciencePaper Spatial representation type: Spatial representation type code: grid Language: eng; USA Topic category: Topic category code: geoscientificInformation Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: 0 East bound longitude: 360 South bound latitude: -90 North bound latitude: 90 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Begin date: 1946-01-01 End date: 2014-02-20
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Content info: Coverage Description: Attribute description: Grid Cell Content type: Content type code: modelResult Dimension: Band: Descriptor: Magnetic Anomaly Maximum value: 8632 Minimum value: -3380 Value unit: Base unit: Identifier: nanoTesla Units system: Range Element Description: Range Element Description: Name: Empty Grid Cell Definition: Representation of grid cell with no measurement value. Range Element: 99999
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Distributor format: Format: Name: XYZ/Zip Version: Version 3 Specification: Comma delimited ASCII grid that contains i and j grid indicies, latitude and longitude cell centered location information, magnetic anomalies at a consistent 4km elevation, magnetic anomalies at sea level over oceanic regions, anomaly source grid code, and an error estimate for each cell. Distributor format: Format: Name: ASCII TXT Version: Version 3 Specification: An ASCII text file which describes the format of the CSV data grid. Distributor format: Format: Name: PNG Version: Version 3 Specification: Full Resolution Map of EMAG2v3 as a poster at a consistent 4km altitude Distributor format: Format: Name: PNG Version: Version 3 Specification: Full Resolution Map of EMAG2v3 as a poster at sea level over oceanic regions Distributor format: Format: Name: KMZ Version: Version 3 Specification: Plugin for Google Earth of EMAG2v3 as a poster at a consistent 4km altitude with data gaps filled with MF7. Requires installation of Google Earth. Distributor format: Format: Name: GIS TIFF Version: Version 3 Specification: A georeferenced TIFF (GeoTIFF) for EMAG2v3, where the altitude is 4km altitude above continental regions and sea level over oceanic regions, with a resolution of 2 arc-minutes, which can be opened by ESRI ArcGIS or any other GIS application. The values (nT) are stored as 32-bit floating point. Distributor format: Format: Name: PNG Version: Version 3 Specification: Full Resolution Map of EMAG2v3 codes to designate which grid is primarily responsible for the anomaly value for each cell Distributor format: Format: Name: PNG Version: Version 3 Specification: Full Resolution Map of EMAG2v3 estimates of the error in nanoTesla for each cell Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geophysical_models:EMAG2_V3/html Protocol: HTTPS Name: Metadata Landing Page Function: Online function code: information Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/emag2.html Protocol: HTTPS Name: Home Page Function: Online function code: information Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530.zip Name: EMAG2v3 ASCII CSV data file Description: Zip file containing the comma delimited ASCII grid that contains i and j grid indicies, latitude and longitude cell centered location information, magnetic anomalies at a consistent 4km elevation, sea level over oceanic regions, anomaly source grid code, and an error estimate for each cell. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_readme.txt Name: EMAG2v3 Format Description Description: ASCII text file that contains format description of the EMAG2v3 CSV data file. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_UpCont_poster.png Name: EMAG2v3 Full Resolution Map of Upward Continued Anomalies Description: PNG of EMAG2v3 as a poster at a consistent 4km altitude. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_SeaLevel_poster.png Name: EMAG2v3 Full Resolution Map of Sea Level Anomalies Description: PNG of EMAG2v3 as a poster at sea level over oceanic regions. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_UpCont_MF7fill.kmz Name: Upward Continued Google Earth Image Description: KMZ plugin for Google Earth of EMAG2v3 as a poster at a consistent 4km altitude with data gaps filled with MF7 values. Requires installation of Google Earth. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_UpCont.tif Name: Upward Continued GIS TIFF Description: A georeferenced TIFF (GeoTIFF) for EMAG2v3, where the altitude is at a consistent 4km altitude, with a resolution of 2 arc-minutes, which can be opened by ESRI ArcGIS or any other GIS application. The values (nT) are stored as 32-bit floating point. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_Sealevel.tif Name: Sea Level GIS TIFF Description: A georeferenced TIFF (GeoTIFF) for EMAG2v3, where the altitude is at sea level over oceanic regions, with a resolution of 2 arc-minutes, which can be opened by ESRI ArcGIS or any other GIS application. The values (nT) are stored as 32-bit floating point. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_Code_map.png Name: Map of Source Grid Codes Description: PNG of EMAG2v3 codes to designate which grid is primarily responsible for the anomaly value for each cell. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/EMAG2/EMAG2_V3_20170530/EMAG2_V3_20170530_Error_map.png Name: Map of Estimated Error Values Description: PNG of EMAG2v3 estimates of the error in nanoTesla for each cell. Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: title: NCEI repository history Data quality: uuid: b24b7720-4d3e-42f9-b6b8-88429d75e36b Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: repository Level description: Scope description: Other: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Lineage: Lineage: Process step: Process Step: Description: 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. Date and time: 2015-04-22T00:00:00
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: model Lineage: Lineage: Process step: Process Step: Description: Trackline data selection. Data needed to report date/time of collection, total observed magnetic field, collected during time where kp < 6o. Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Processing steps were carried out collectively by the developers of the model. Software Reference: Citation: Title: Geosoft Oasis Montaj Date: Date: Date: 2015-10-08 Date type: Date type code: revision Process step: Process Step: Description: From all original ship and airborne measurements: subtracted main and external fields given by the Comprehensive Model 4(Sabaka et al., 2004) Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Processing steps were carried out collectively by the developers of the model. Software Reference: Citation: Title: Geosoft Oasis Montaj Date: Date: Date: 2015-10-08 Date type: Date type code: revision Process step: Process Step: Description: Airborne data downward continued to sea-level Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Processing steps were carried out collectively by the developers of the model. Software Reference: Citation: Title: Geosoft Oasis Montaj Date: Date: Date: 2015-10-08 Date type: Date type code: revision Process step: Process Step: Description: Gridded trackline data using a krigging algorithm. Smoothing was applied where necessary. Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Processing steps were carried out collectively by the developers of the model. Software Reference: Citation: Title: Geosoft Oasis Montaj Date: Date: Date: 2015-10-08 Date type: Date type code: revision Process step: Process Step: Description: Precompiled grids had wavelengths greather than 300km replaced with values from MF7. Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Processing steps were carried out collectively by the developers of the model. Software Reference: Citation: Title: Geosoft Oasis Montaj Date: Date: Date: 2015-10-08 Date type: Date type code: revision
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