Attention:

Please note that the Magnetometer System can only be operated upon request. Request operations with the Magnetometer System to AWI-Logistics in sufficient time prior to the cruise.

Summary

Magnetometers are used to measure the earth magnetic field. The magnetometer on board of Polarstern is a vector magnetometer that measures the vector components of the magnetic field. It consists of an upper and a lower sensor.

Manufacturer MAGSON GmbH
Model MFG-2S
Serial No. n/a
Type magnetometer
REGISTRY-Link ↪ REGISTRY (1407)

Contacts

Name Institution Role
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Owner
Graeme Eagles Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Engineer In Charge, Principal Investigator, Data Scientist

Components

The system consits of two fluxgate magnetometers mounted at the crows nest.

Subdevices

Name Model Serial Number REGISTRY-Link
Magnetometer down MFG-2S 2000.03 ↪ REGISTRY (1436)
Magnetometer up MFG-2S 2000.02 ↪ REGISTRY (1435)

Position

Infoxyz-position calculated from Alignment Survey Report (2016), located on mast platform
X62.76 m
X-0 is at the center of der rudder (ref. design drawing of the vessel), positive X-axis is forward and along vessel centerline
Y-0.067 m
Y-0 at centerline, positive Y-axis is portside
Z38.323 m
Z-0 is set to the lowest point of the keel, positive Z-axis is upwards

Data logging, storage and archiving

Logged parameters

Parameter O2ARegistry Output Type Unit
electronics temperature port temperature °C
electronics temperature starbord temperature °C
geomagnetic total field intensity portside magnetic field nT
geomagnetic total field intensity starbord side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic x-component port side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic x-component starbord side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic y-component port side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic y-component starbord side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic z-component port side magnetic field nT
geomagnetic z-component starbord side magnetic field nT
gyro heading attitude deg
gyro pitch attitude deg
gyro roll attitude deg
sensor temperature portside temperature °C
sensor temperature starbord side temperature °C

Central geographical ship's position and time standard

Time stamp via NMEA telegram.
Geographical ship's position via NMEA telegram.

Rawdata storage on board

Data storage in DShip system.

Dship

Uncorrected measurement data.

Device name

magnetics

Parameters

electronics temperature port [°C]; electronics temperature starbord [°C]; FP [nT]; FS [nT]; gyro heading [deg]; gyro pitch [deg]; gyro roll [deg]; sensor temperature port [°C]; sensor temperature starbord [°C]; XP-component [nT]; XS-component [nT]; YP-component [nT]; YS-component [nT]; ZP-component [nT]; ZS-component [nT]

Data archiving on land

After the cruise the DShip data set can be extracted from https://dship.awi.de/.

File format(s)

*.txt

Calibration certificates

NO

Documentation

  • König, M. (2006): Processing of shipborne magnetometer data and revision of the timing and geometry of the Mesozoic break-up of Gondwana = Auswertung schiffsfester Magnetometerdaten und die Neubestimmung des Zeitpunktes und der Geometrie des Mesozoischen Aufbruchs von Gondwana , Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung (Reports on Polar and Marine Research), Bremerhaven, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, 525 , 137 p. .