World Data Centre for Geomagnetism (Edinburgh)

Observatory Details

IAGA Code	ISK
Name	Istanbul-Kandilli
Opened	1946-01-01
Closed	1998-01-01
Latitude	41.063 °N
Longitude	29.062 °E
Altitude	130.0 m
Country	Turkey (TR)
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INTERMAGNET Member	1997 - 2006
Notes	1989 - 1994 Hourly means: H component tabular base should be 257 instead of 260. [fixed 2009-01-23] 1976 hour means: In WDC format dataset, there are 2 sets of Z component values for month 9, and none for month 10. The second set of month 9 Z component values belong to month 10. [fixed 2011-08-25] 1966 hour means: In WDC format dataset, the month 12 Z component data appears twice at the end of the file. The only difference between the two sets is in the Quiet/Disturbed day markers. The second set of duplicate data should be deleted. [fixed 2011-08-25]

Contact Details

Name	Burhan Calayan
Address	Bogaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Magnetic Service 81221 Çengelköy - Istanbul P.O. Box 13 Turkey
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Instrumentation

Instrument	Type	In Use From	In Use To
Scintrex EDA OMNI PPM	Scalar	1900-01-01
Scintrex Fluxgate Magnetometer	Vector (HDZ)	1900-01-01
Askania Declinometer	Unknown	1900-01-01
Askania Variometer	Unknown	1900-01-01
ELSEC 5920	Unknown	1900-01-01

Yearbooks

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