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Voltages measured on long grounded electrically conducting lines in North American during several magnetic storms, 1891-1940

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1891-01-01
End Date
1940-03-24

Citation

Love, J.J., and Wilbur, S.F., 2023, Voltages measured on long grounded electrically conducting lines in North American during several magnetic storms, 1891-1940: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NEQGVB.

Summary

Presented is a list of voltages (electric potential differences) measured during magnetic storms on grounded long lines in the United States and Canada between 1891 and 1940. The sources for the list are published papers, technical documents, and newspapers. Each entry consists of the maximum voltage measured for each storm on a specified line connecting two ground points, nominally, between A "and" B. However, if a specific polarity is available, for example, the positive voltage from point A to point B, then the maximum voltage for the indicated polarity is listed, that is, positive A "to" B; conversely, for the opposite polarity, that is, from point B to point A, then the maximum voltage for the indicated polarity is listed, B "to" [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jeffrey J Love
Originator :
Jeffrey J Love, Spencer F Wilbur
Metadata Contact :
Jeffrey J Love
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geologic Hazards Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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Purpose

The data can be used to evaluate magnetic-storm induced geoelectric hazards.
Maps of long lines on which voltages were measured, 1891-1940.
Maps of long lines on which voltages were measured, 1891-1940.

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