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1 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey US Geological Survey Observatory Improvements Carol A. Finn and Alan Berarducci USGS Geomagnetism Program 2010 IAGA Workshop, Changchun, China

2 USGS Observatories

3 Observatory Improvements  Deadhorse, Alaska – new observatory  Barrow, AK – new observatory building  Fresno, CA – new observatory building  Guam – new office and warehouse buildings  Electrical upgrades at SJG, HON, BOU, and GUA  Newport, WA – rebuild water system  Multiple locations – remote HVAC systems  Multiple locations – baseboard heaters

4 New Deadhorse Observatory

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6 New Barrow Observatory Building

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8 New Fresno Observatory Building

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10 Electrical Upgrades Guam HonoluluSan Juan Boulder

11 Guam Office and Warehouse Buildings

12 Newport Observatory Water System

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15 Remote Heating & Air Conditioning Systems

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17 Heat Source Noise Tests  Magnetometer output at 50 cm  Glass panel heater: 1260mV peak to peak noise  Hydronic Baseboard heater: 392mV peak to peak noise

18 Geomagnetism Web Pages  USGS Geomagnetism Program :  http://geomag.usgs.gov/  Realtime web page:  http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/

19 Heat Source Noise Tests


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