Station name: Potchefstroom 15IGY
Station short name: PTFM
Start date: 2018-07-01
End date: None
Head organization: Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom
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Latitude [°]: -26.68
Longitude [°]: 27.09
Altitude [m] asl: 1351.0
Geomagnetic cutoff rigidity [GV]: 6.98
Average count rate [s-1] during solar activity minimum: 34.0
Average count rate [s-1] during solar activity maximum: 32.0
Reference atmospheric pressure [mbar]: 870.0
Barometric coefficient [%/mbar]: 0.74
Information on detector housing: Corrugated roof
Type of counter tube: Standard IGY proportional counter tubes
Number of counter tubes: 15
Information on detector: Simpson IGY paraffin wax
Atmospheric pressure sensor:
Information about clock: