Station name: |
Hermanus IGY |
Station short name: |
HRMS |
Start date: |
1957-05-29 |
End date: |
1964-06-03 |
Head organization: |
Department of Physics, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE) |
Principal investigator: |
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Contact person: |
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Latitude [°]: |
-34.43 |
Longitude [°]: |
19.23 |
Altitude [m] asl: |
26.0 |
Geomagnetic cutoff rigidity [GV]: |
4.58 |
Average count rate [s-1] during solar activity minimum: |
16.0 |
Average count rate [s-1] during solar activity maximum: |
12.0 |
Reference atmospheric pressure [mbar]: |
1013.25 |
Barometric coefficient [%/mbar]: |
0.71 |
Information on detector housing: |
Asbestos-cement roof |
Type of counter tube: |
Standard IGY proportional counters |
Number of counter tubes: |
12 |
Information on detector: |
Simpson IGY paraffin wax pile |
Atmospheric pressure sensor: |
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Information about clock: |
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