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Dst Index Observatory Group

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/Dst.Index

Description

Observatory Group created to represent the virtual chain of stations used to calculate the Dst Index. The chain of stations includes: Hermanus, Honolulu, Kakioka, and San Juan.

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Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/Dst.Index
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Dst Index Observatory Group
AlternateName
Observatory Group created to represent the chain of magnetic field stations used to calculate the Dst Index.
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:39Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2011-08-06 12:34:56.789
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:39Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL, Updated to SPASE Version 2.7.1. JWL
Description

Observatory Group created to represent the virtual chain of stations used to calculate the Dst Index. The chain of stations includes: Hermanus, Honolulu, Kakioka, and San Juan.

Acknowledgement
If Dst Index data are used in publication kindly acknowledge the World Data Center C2 for Geomagnetism, Kyoto University for the index production and distribution.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Toyohisa.Kamei
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
Geomagnetic Equatorial Dst index Home Page.
URL
http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dstdir/dst2/onDstindex.html
Description

web site with links to pages describing the internationally accepted standard technique for generating the Dst Index and for access to the index data in WDC format.

InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/mission/Dst.Index
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface