Coordinates of the magnetic obsevatory polygons


The polygons of different observatory
are determined by the
  • geographical (Greenwich geocentric)
    coordinates of the polygon's corners,
  • or by the geographical coordinates
    of the central point and extesions.
  • # GGLat (deg) GGLong (deg)
    1. 62.60 -107.28
    2. 78.00 -108.00
    3. 78.00 -55.00
    4. 61.67 -76.43
    5. 57.24 -94.24

    SUPER-DARN radars pair 1
    (SASKATOON & KAPUSKASING)

    Polygon's corners
    geographical coordinates
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    SUPER-DARN radars pair 2
    (GOOSE-BAY & STOKKSEYRI)

    Polygon's corners geographical coordinates
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    # GGLat (deg) GGLong (deg)
    1. 58.80 -65.00
    2. 75.12 -94.40
    3. 68.99 -31.55
    4. 62.47 -48.25
    # GGLat (deg) GGLong (deg)
    1. 73.56 -17.55
    2. 83.70 130.75
    3. 68.34 31.16
    4. 68.66 11.40

    SUPER-DARN radars pair 3
    (THYKKVIBAER & HANKASALMI)

    Polygon's corners geographical coordinates
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    EISCAT (Scandinavia)

    The central point geographical
    coordinates and extensions
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    1 GGLat (deg)74.
    2 GGLong (deg)17.5
    3 GGLat extension (deg)+-6.
    4 GGLong extension (deg)+-10.


    Dr. Victoria Prokhorenko
    Last modified 17 January 1999