Geomagnetic Observatory Hyderabad (HYB)

Main building

The Hyderabad Geomagnetic Observatory (HYB) is run in co-operation of the National Geophysical Research Institute and the GFZ Potsdam since the year 2007.
The geomagnetic field intensity and directions are continously recorded at the observatory.
The observatory is member of the INTERMAGNET program.


Location: India

Geographic Coordinates
Latitude: 17.41 N    Longitude: 78.56 E    Altitude: 500 m

Geomagnetic Coordinates
Latitude:     8.65 N    Longitude: 151.89 E
The geomagnetic Coordinates refer to IGRF-11 for 2010.


Contact:

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum
Adolf-Schmidt-Observatorium
Lindenstr. 7
14823 Niemegk
Germany
phone: +49 33843 6240
fax: + 49 33843 62423
e-mail: Monika Korte


National Geophysical Research Institute
Uppal Road
Hyderabad 500 007
India
phone:
fax:
e-mail: postmast@ngri.uunet.in
homepage: National Geophysical Research Institute


Data:

Annual mean values

Year      D(Deg., min.)    H(nT)  I(Deg., min.)    F(nT)    X(nT)     Y(nT)    Z(nT)
 
2010.5     -0 01.0          39417      23 32.3        42995   39412     -672    17170
2009.5     -1 00.2          39423      23 23.9        42955   39417     -690    17058      
2008.5     -1 01.7          39422      23 15.6        42910   39416     -708    16945

Older geomagnetic data are available on request or over the INTERMAGNET program.