Magnetic survey and ChinaGRF 2000

Abstract

The magnetic survey in China carried out in resent years is briefly introduced. On the basis of the magnetic data at 119 repeat stations, 39 permanent observatories and 20 grid values of the IGRF 2000, the magnetic charts and models of China for 2000, called China Geomagnetic Reference Field 2000 (or ChinaGRF 2000) have been compiled. Copyright © The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (SGEPSS); The Seismological Society of Japan; The Volcanological Society of Japan; The Geodetic Society of Japan; The Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences.