Observatory Details

IAGA Code GNG
Name Gingin
Opened 2011-01-01
Closed
Latitude -31.356 °N
Longitude 115.715 °E
Altitude 50.0 m
Country Australia (AU)
Website
INTERMAGNET Member 2012 -
Notes From the GA 2011 annual report: "The new Gingin geomagnetic observatory began operations in November 2011. It is about 70 km
north of Perth and will eventually replace the Gnangara observatory which is now too close to the
outer suburbs of Perth. The two observatories will operate in parallel for about 12 months to obtain an
accurate station difference before operations cease at Gnangara. Gingin observatory will permit the
continued acquisition of geomagnetic data in southern Western Australia which began in 1919 with the
establishment of an observatory at Watheroo by the Carnegie Institution of Washington."

Contact Details

Name Andrew Lewis
Address Geomagnetism, Geoscience Australia
GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT 2601
Australia
ACT 2601
E-mail andrew.lewis@ga.gov.au
Fax +61 2 6249 9999

Instrumentation

Instrument Type In Use From In Use To
GEM Systems GSM-90 Scalar 1900-01-01
DI-flux (Zeiss 020B theodolite with DMI fluxgate) Absolute 1900-01-01
DMI FGE version G Vector (XYZ) 1900-01-01

Yearbooks

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