Summary of V-MOD Business Meeting Cap Town South Africa
SUMMARY OF V-MOD BUSINESS
MEETING
Cap Town, South Africa
Monday 28
th
August 2017
Topics Discussed
-
Data sources for field modelling and IGRF-13:
•
Ground Observatories (including QD data)
•
SWARM measurements
•
DMSP, ePOP satellites
•
Evolution and definition of IGRF:
•
Main vs Core field.
•
Realistic error bars available to users.
•
No resolution BUT the WG endorses the IAGA
resolution about the possible cutoff of USGS
magnetic observatories.
IGRF-13 Plans
-
Agreed on task force for IGRF-13
-
Model parameterization and definition similar to
IGRF-12 to avoid
undesirable step in the IGRF
coefficients
.
-
Call for candidates by April 2019 via gpmag list.
-
Oct 2019: Deadline for submission of candidates
-
Nov 2019: Evaluation of candidates
-
By Jan 2020: Release of IGRF-13.
-
A special issue will be published (preferably open
source).
WDMAM
-
Current task force was re-elected and new
members joined it.
-
Chair: J. Dyment, Co-chair: M. Catalan
-
Revision (WDMAM 2.0) was released in 2015.
-
A web site wdmam.org is available to freely
download the map.
-
The map is now updated on a regular basis
-
WDMAM working group meeting at 17:15 on
Thursday, Aug 31st, in the IAGA Office.
Summary of topics discussed at the V-MOD business meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on August 28, 2017. Discussions on data sources for field modeling, IGRF-13 evolution, IGRF-13 plans, and updates on WDMAM. Detailed information on task forces, deadlines, and upcoming releases.
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SUMMARY OF V-MOD BUSINESS MEETING Cap Town, South Africa Monday 28thAugust 2017
Topics Discussed - Data sources for field modelling and IGRF-13: Ground Observatories (including QD data) SWARM measurements DMSP, ePOP satellites Evolution and definition of IGRF: Main vs Core field. Realistic error bars available to users. No resolution BUT the WG endorses the IAGA resolution about the possible cutoff of USGS magnetic observatories.
IGRF-13 Plans - Agreed on task force for IGRF-13 - Model parameterization and definition similar to IGRF-12 to avoid undesirable step in the IGRF coefficients. - Call for candidates by April 2019 via gpmag list. - Oct 2019: Deadline for submission of candidates - Nov 2019: Evaluation of candidates - By Jan 2020: Release of IGRF-13. - A special issue will be published (preferably open source).
WDMAM - Current task force was re-elected and new members joined it. - Chair: J. Dyment, Co-chair: M. Catalan - Revision (WDMAM 2.0) was released in 2015. - A web site wdmam.org is available to freely download the map. - The map is now updated on a regular basis - WDMAM working group meeting at 17:15 on Thursday, Aug 31st, in the IAGA Office.
