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M I N E R A L R E S O U R C E S ,
J Y S I C S
GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY REPORT
VOL 11 NO 11
NOVEMBER
1963 • O R B A T T O F MINEitAL K B S O D R C E S
^ GEOPHYSICAL LIBRARY Bet
/ssuerf under the authority of
Senator The Hon. Sir Wiiilam Spooner, KCMG, MM
Minister for National Deveiopment
BMR S5 50 .339.5 aUS. S c o p y H
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Minister-Senator The Hon. Sir WILLIAM SPOONER, KCMG, MM
Secretary-Sir H A R O L D RAGGATT, CBE
BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES,
GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
J.M. R A Y N E R , Director
This Report was prepared in the Geophysical Branch;
L.S. PRIOR - Acting Chief Geophysicist
J.C. DOOLEY - Acting Assistant Chief Geophysicist
PRINTED BY DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. CENTRAL DRAWING OFFICE, MARIBYRNONG, W.3.
C O N T E N T S
Contrl'buting Observatories
Geomagnetic Data: Mawson Wilkes Macquarle Island Toolangi Gnangara Port Moresby
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Unless otherwise stated all times are given in Greenwich Mean Time
The terminology used in this report is that accepted by international convention. Should further information be required, explanation can be obtained by applying to:-
Chief Geophysicist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology & Geophysics, 203 Collins Street, MELBOURNE, C.1., A U S T R A L I A .
CQMTBIBUTING OBSERVATORIES
GNANGARA MAGHETIC OBSERVATORY P.M. McGregor. Observer in Charge
Geographic Latitude 31°i+7'S Geomagnetic Latitude -U3.2°
Longitude Longitude
115°57'E 185.8°
Instruments Askania magnetometer No. 508810 Askania earthinductor No.5111079 La Cour QHMs No.291, 292, 293 La Cour BMZ No. 1 20 Eschenhagen D, H & Z recording variometers
Sensitivity : D 1.07 min/mm H 2. 2 Y/mm. Z 5.0 Y/mm 20 mm/hour Recording speed
Askania (Eschenhagen type)H variometer with visual recorder Sensitivity : 3 Y/mm Recording speed : 20 ram/hour
La Cour rapid run variometers are being installed
MAGQUARIE ISLAND MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY P.J. Gregson. Observer in Charge
Geographic Latitude 5l|°30'S Geomagnetic Latitude -60.7°
Longitude Longitude
158°57'E 2k3.0°
Instruments La Cour QHMs Nos. 177, 178, 179 La Cour BMZ No. 6k Kew pattern magnetometer No. 158 La Cour D, H & Z recording variometers Standard instrument : Sensitivity
Recording speed Rapid-run instr\ment: Sensitivity
Recording speed
D 2. 3 min/mm H 2U Y/mm Z 21 Y/mm 15 mm/hour D 1.1 min/mm H 5.k Y/mm Z 6.4 Y/mm 180 mm/hour
CONTRIBUTING OBSERVATOEIES
MAWSOK MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY I.E. Black, Observer in Charge
Geographic Latitude 67°36'S Geomagnetic Latitude -73.2°
Longitude Longitude
62°53'E 103.1°
Instruments La Cour QHMs Nos.300, 301, 302 La Cour BMZ No. 62 La Cour D, H cSc Z recording variometers
Normal sensitivity
Recording speed Low sensitivity
Recording speed Bar fluxmeter D magnetograph
Recording speed
D 0.9 min/mm H 9.k ^ Y/mm Z 1 0. 0 Y/mm 15 mm/hour D 2.U min/mm H 51 Y/mm Z 50 Y/mm 1 5 ram/hour 5 mm/minute
PORT MORESBY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY J.A. Brooks. Observer in Charge
Geographic Latitude 9°2U'S Geomagnetic Latitude -18.7°
Longitude Longitude
1U7°09'E 218.0°
Instruments La Cour QHMs Nos. 187, 188, 189 La Cour BMZ No. 68 Askania declinometer No.580333 Askania earthinductor No.5111 081 La Cour D, H & Z recording variometers Standard instrument : Sensitivity
Recording speed Rapid-run instrument: Sensitivity
Recording speed
D 0.1+ min/mm H 2.9 Y/mm Z 3.1 Y/mm 1 5 mm/hour D 0.05 min/mm H 1.2 Y/mm Z 0.3 Y/mm 180 mm/hour
CONTHIBUTIJTG OBSERVATORIES
TOOLANGI MAGKETIC OBSERVATORY C.A. van der Waal. Observer in Charge
Geographic Latitude 37°32'S Geomagnetic Latitude -I4-6. 7°
Longitude Longi tude
1l4-5°28'E 220.8°
Instriunents Ruska magnetometer No. US'! 3 Schulze earthinductor No. 1+9 La Cour QHMs Nos. 288, 289, 290 La Cour BMZ No. 11 9 La Cour D, H & Z recording variometers
Sensitivity-
Recording speed
D 1.1 6 min/ram H 1+.6 Y/mm Z k.k Y/mm 15 mm/hour
WILKES MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY R. Whitworth. OlDserver in Charge
Geographic Latitude 66°15'S Geomagnetic Latitude -77.2°
Longitude Longitude
110°35'E 179.2°
Instruments C.I.W. field magnetomieter and theodolite earthinductor Ki28 La Cour QHMs Nos. h92, k33, k9>4 La Cour BMZ No. 236 Ruska D, H & Z recording variometers Standard instrument : Sensitivity
Recording speed Rapid-run instrument: Sensitivity
Recording speed
D 10. 6 min/mm H 2k Y/mm Z 2k Y/mm 20 mm/hour D 1.3 min/mm H 5.3 Y/mm Z 6.3 Y/mm 2I|.0 mm/hour
M A W S 0 N
MAGNETIC K-INDICES - NOVEMBER 1963
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 1500 gammas
Day K--Indices K-Sum 1 3 k k 2 3 3 k 5 28 2 h h 3 k 3 7 5 3k 3 U 6 5 3 3 1 U 6 32 U 3 ^ 2 3 2 6 k 28 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 16 6 3 2 3 I4 u 6 6 32 7 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 k2 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 k7 9 6 5 k U 5 6 8 6 kk 10 6 6 k 6 6 6 k2 11 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 5 36 12 k 5 3 3 3 5 7 5 35 13 2 2 1 2 2 2 k 5 20
3 5 3 1 3 1 2 5 23 15 3 2 2 2 2 U 23 16 k 1 1 1 2 2 3 18 17 3 2 2 U 5 5 u 2 27 18 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 18 ^^ 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 18 20 5 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 21 21 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 k 19 22 3 2 1 2 2 3 5 3 21 23 5 5 3 2 2 2 k U 27 2k 3 5 3 k 6 6 6 5 38 25 5 5 5 3 3 h 2 3 30 26 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 15 27 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 5 21 28 h 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 23 29 2 5 3 3 k k 2 6 29 30 5 3 3 k 5 3 k U 31
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 10 selected guiet days
1963 H D Z Y o I Y
NovemTaer 18356 60 14-9. OW -li8536
W I L K E S
MAGKETIC K-IITOICES - NOVEMBER ^^63
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 2500 gammas
Day K--Indices K-Sttm
3 k h 2 1 3 3 3 23 2 k 5 5 3 2 3 3 29 3 3 k k 3 2 0 2 3 21 k 3 k h 2 1 1 2 1 18 5 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 2 13 6 3 3 k 3 2 2 2 3 22 7 U 5 k 3 3 u 3 30 8 k 5 5 3 k 5 3 3 32 9 3 U k 3 k U 3 3 28 1 0 k 5 k 3 3 h 3 3 29
3 5 U 3 2 2 3 2 2U 12 k 5 U 3 2 3 2 2 25 13 3 k 3 2 2 2 1 2 19 14 ^ h 3 2 2 0 1 2 17 15 3 k 3 2 1 1 0 2 16 16 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 11 17 2 3 3 5 u u 3 2 26 18 k 5 k 3 2 0 2 2 22 19 3 U U 3 0 0 1 3 18 20 k h ^ 2 1 0 1 2 17 21 3 k 4 2 2 2 1 2 20 22 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 21 23 3 k 5 1 1 2 1 21 2h 3 5 k 3 3 2 3 27 25 U 5 k 3 3 2 2 2 25 26 2 k U 3 1 0 1 2 17 27 3 k 3 2 1 1 2 2 18 28 k k 3 2 1 1 1 2 18 29 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 19 30 k k 5 5 5 2 2 2 29
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 10 selected guiet days
1963 November
H Y
925k
D O t 85 38.OW
Z Y
-6k83k
M A C Q U A R I E I S L A N D
MAGKETIC K-I'NDICES - MOVEMBEE 1963
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 1500 gammas
Day K-•Indices K-Sum 1 2 3 3 0 3 k 2 1 18 2 2 2 1 3 3 6 3 2 22 3 3 k 5 2 U 0 1 1 20 U 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 OU 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 6 1 1 3 ^ 6 5 2 2 2U 7 1 5 k 7 6 7 6 UC 8 5 h 5 6 5 2 2 33 9 3 3 5 6 6 6 k u 37 10 5 U 5 6 k 2 34 11 2 U 5 5 2 2 2 1 23 12 1 3 5 6 3 5 3 1 27 13 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 10 1U 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 09 15 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 08 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - —
17 0 0 0 3 7 7 5 1 23 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 21 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 08 22 0 0 1 2 0 u 3 1 11 23 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 12 2k 1 2 k 5 7 7 U 3 33 25 3 U 2 5 5 3 0 0 22 26 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 08 27 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 05 28 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 09 29 0 1 1 i4 3 1 2 16 30 3 1 1 7 8 2 2 1 25
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 10 selected quiet days
1963 H D Z Y ° ' Y
November 13-| 81 26 10.i+E -614-317
T O O L A N G I
MAGNETIC K-IMDICES - NOATEMBER 1965
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 500 gammas
Day 1 2 3 U 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 15 16 M 18 19 20 21 22 23 2̂4-25 26 27 28 29 30
K-•Indices K-Sum
1 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 15 2 2 2 3 3 U 3 2 21 3 3 h 3 3 0 2 3 21 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 OU 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 18 2 5 1+ k 5 U 32 k U h ^ k 3 3 30 3 2 k U U 3 3 27 3 u 3 3 k k 3 3 27 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 21 1 3 k U 2 k 3 2 23 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 11 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 11 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 06 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 0 1 1 U 5 5 3 3 22 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 07 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 05 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 08 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 09 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1U 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 13 2 3 2 3 5 U U 3 26 2 h 2 3 3 2 1 1 18 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 10 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 10 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 09 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 13 3 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 24
T O O L A N G I
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 10 selected quiet days
1963 H _ D November
H Y
22579 10 27. 7E Z Y
-5639U
PRINCIPAL MAGNETIC STORMS - NOVEMBER 1965
date storm time
sudden commencements act-
iv-ity
max.activity 0 to 9 Range s
date begin end type amplitudes D H Z
act-iv-ity day
3-hr per. K D H Z
h m d h Y Y 1 Y Y 06 0515 1111 • • • • • • .. m 7 U,7 5 18 11+4 55 17 0902 1721 ssc +0,11 1+5 +9 m 17 5,6 5 19 95 37 2U 0320 2516 , • • • • . . m 2U 5 5 19 152 1+8
SUDDEN COMMENCEMENTS AND OTHER PHENOMENA NOVEMBER 1963 Sense of Movement
Day Time Type H D Z h m
02 1U U5 pt C 02 16 05 pt C 03 08 03 •bp C + - + OU 13 38 pt C 13 09 53 pt C
13 02 pt B 15 13 32 pt c 17 09 02 ssc A + + 21 13 UO pt A 22 17 05 bp B + + -23 12 55 pt B 2U 12 40 tp A + - + 25 09 U5 pt c 27 10 00 pt c 28 1 2 pt B 29 10 14 pt C 30 11 U7 bp A + +
G N A N G A H A
MAGNETIC K-IKDICES - NOVEMBER 1963
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 350 gammas
Day K--Indices K-Sum 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 19 2 2 2 1 2 3 5 k 3 22 3 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 16 k 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 11 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 05 6 1 1 3 2 k 3 3 3 20 7 2 3 3 5 5 6 k 32 8 k k U 5 U U k 33 9 3 3 3 • u 5 h k 30
10 U 3 3 3 5 U 3 3 28 11 2 2 2 3 1 3 h 2 19 12 2 3 U 2 5 3 1 21 13 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 12 1U 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 07 15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 05 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 02 17 0 1 k 5 5 u 2 22 18 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 09 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 05 20 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 08 21 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 08 22 1 2 2 1 3 U 2 16 23 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 13 2h 3 3 3 6 5 U 3 28 25 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 22 26 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 06 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 08 28 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 13 29 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 17 30 U 2 2 k 6 2 2 2 2h
10
G N A N G A R A
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 5 selected q.uiet days
1963 H D Y o t November 23920 2 52.1W
Z Y
-53503
PRINCIPAL MAGNETIC STORMS - NOVEMBER 1963
storm time sudden
commencements act-max,activity
0 to 9 Ranges date begin end type amplitudes
D H Z iv-ity day
3-hr per. K D H Z
07 17 2k
h m 09.. 0903 OI4...
d h 1018 1720 2518
ssc ...
1 Y Y
+3 +29 +23 m-S m ms
7 17 2U
7 5,6 5
' Y Y 6 18 90 102 5 19 80 100 6 19 68 111
SUDDEN COMMENCEMENTS AND OTHER PHENOMENA - NOVEMBER 1965 Sense of Movement
Day Time Type H D Z h m
K 02 16 OU bps A + + + 11 15 kO bp B + - -
12 10 k5 bp A + - -
12 15 15 bps A + + + 13 1U 25 bp B + + + 13 II4- 55 bp B + + + 1k 13 01+ pt B 15 13 32 pt A 16 1U 27 pt A
09 03 ssc A + + + 18 19 00 pt B 20 lU 10 pt B 21 13 k2 bp B + - -
22 17 00 bp A + + + 28 12 15 pt B 30 11 k5 bp A + - -
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P O R T M O R E S B Y
MAGRETIC K-IKDICES - NOVEMBER 1963
Range for lower limit of K=9 is 300 gainmas
Day K-•Indices K-S\im 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 U 2 1 17 3 2 2 k 3 3 1 2 3 20 1+ 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 11 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 06 6 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 19 7 2 k 5 k 5 u 3 3 30 8 3 k U 3 U 3 3 2 26 9 u 3 3 3 h h 3 3 27
10 u k 3 3 3 3 2 3 25 11 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 20 12 2 2 3 U 1 3 2 1 18 13 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 12
1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 09 i5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 09 16 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 06 17 1 1 1 5 5 3 k 21+ 18 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 12 19 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 07 20 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 11+ 21 1 1 1 _ - - - - —
22 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 20 23 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2k 2 3 3 3 5 2 3 25 25 2 3 3 k 3 2 1 1 19 26 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 12 27 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 15 28 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 09 29 - - 1 + 3 3 3 2 U —
30 3 3 2 5 5 2 1 2 23
12
P O R T M O R E S B Y
PRELIMINARY MOMTHLY MEAN VALUES Based on 10 selected quiet days
1963 November
H Y
D I 36352 06 07.OE
Z Y
-22930
PRINCIPAL MAGNETIC STORMS - NOA^MBER 1963
sudden max.activity storm time commencements act- 0 to 9 Ranges
date "begin end type amplitudes iv- 3-hr D H Z D H Z ity day per. K D H Z
h m d h I Y Y t Y Y 06 OU55 1212 • « • • • • • • • m 7 3,5 5 07.3 95 58 M 0902.7 1 810 sc 0.3 36 32 m 17 k,6 5 06.0 78 k5 2U 0120 2517 • • • a • . • . • m 2k 5 5 06.5 91 k2 29 13. . 3015 • • • • • • > • • , m 30 k,5 5 05.6 63 50
SUDDEN COMMENCEMENTS AND OTHER PHENOMENA - NOVEMBER 1965 Sense of Movement
Day Time Type H D z
03 07 5k tp B + _ +
03 13 10 lap C + 0 + 08 12 00 bps C + + + 12 10 26 bp C + ? + 17 09 02.7 ssc A + + + i9 19 35.5 SBC C + + + 21 No record 091 0-214-00 22 15 kl SSC B - ? -
21+ 12 I|0 A + - + 2k 15 k2 bps A + ? +
30 11 52 bp A + - +
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P O E T M O S E S B Y
EAPID-RTO MAGNETOGRAMS - PC HOVEMEEH - 1963
Whole phenomenon Special Intervals
Day Time of begin end
Quality- Time of "begin end
Quality Largest
oscillation period range
02 03 OU 06 07 08 08 09 1 0 11 12 25 26 30
17.. 17.. 15.. 19.. 17.. :8k5 21 25 1728 1736
22. . 20.. 2k.. 2U.. 20. . 21 25 2220 23.. 2030
C B B B B B G B B
No record 1600-2^00 1810 13.. 17.. 17..
21. , 20.. 20.. 2k..
B B C B
P O R T M O R E S B Y
RAPID-RUN MAGjNETOGBAMS - yt
NOVEMBER - 1963
Day
Whole phenomenon Individual series of oscillations
Day Time of Quality Time of Quality Largest
oscillation Day "beKln end
Quality begin end
Quality period range
02 12(20) 1250 B 02 1U30 15(15) B 1kU7 B 02 1 605 16521 B 03 0204 02(30) B 03 1332 1317 B 1 310 B 03 2110 21(20) B Oi+ 0035 0118 B Ok 01+25 0510 B 0503 B Oh 0830 0835 B Ok 1006 1012 B OU 131h 1422 B 1341 B
1407 B Ok 1835 B 1910 B 05 1357 1450 B 1414 B 06 1435 B 06 1303 1425 B 1325 B 06 1758 1900 B 1 807 B
1824 B 1850 B
08 1158 1225 B 1 211 B 08 15U8 1558 B 1556 B 08 1626 1628 B 08 1727 1734 B 10 06i+0 0710 B 0706 B 10 1115 1118 B 10 1156 1307 B 1203 B
1 251 B 10 lUh3 1558 B 1507 B
1540 B 11 OSkO 0952 B 0947 B 11 1502 1514 B 11 No record 1600-2400 12 0443 0425 B 1 2 0930 1110 B 0943 B
1 000 B 1017 B 1032 B 1108 B
12 1432 1525 - B 1432 B 1515 B
12 1725 1746 B
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P O R T M O R E S B Y
RAPID-RUN MAGMETOGRAMS - pt NOVEMBER - 1963 COHTD.
Day
Whole phenomenon Individual series of oscillation
Day Time of Quality Time of Quality Largest
oscillation Day "beKin end.
Quality beffin end
Quality period range
13 ^0k^ 1150 B 1123 B 1141 B
13 12U3 1300 B 13 1U26 1U38 B
1303 1330 B 15 06k3 06U8 B 15 1348 1415 B 1k02 B 16 1U27 B 19 18U6 1903 B 1855 B
1900 B 21 No record 1 905-2i|.00 22 0826 B 22 No record 09U0-2i4.00 23 1250 1310 B 23 1950 20(30) B 2006 B 2k 1609 1650 B 2k 1916 B 2k 1950 2005 B 2002 B
2015 B 2020 B 2033 B 20kk B 2052 B
25 O9O8 10U6 B 1004 B 1015 B 1022 B 1042 B
25 16U2 1735 B 1703 B 1719 B
26 0809 0835 B 26 1U53 1603 B 1517 B
1539 B 1557 B
27 0511 0617 B 0607 B 27 1000 1102 B 1030 B 27 1350 1355 B 27 21 23 21UO B 28 1215 1320 B 1237 B
1255 B 29 1015 1130 B 1114 B 30 16(00) 1650 B 161 8 B
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