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Table 4 Summary of IGRF-2015 candidate models submitted to IGRF-12

From: Evaluation of candidate geomagnetic field models for IGRF-12

IGRF candidate models for main field epoch 2015

Team

Model

Organization

Data

Comments (parent model, propagation to 2015)

A

IGRF-2015-A

BGS

Ørsted; CHAMP; Swarm A, B, C;

Based on parent model evaluated in 2015.0

   

Observatory hourly means

extrapolation from steady core flow hypothesis

B

IGRF-2015-B

DTU Space

Ørsted; CHAMP; SAC-C; Swarm A, B, C;

Parent CHAOS-5 evaluated in 2015.0

   

Observatory monthly means

linear extrapolation from 2014.75

C

IGRF-2015-C

ISTerre

Ørsted; SAC-C; CHAMP; Swarm B

Parent COV-OBS.x1 model evaluated in 2015

   

observatory monthly mean

using forward integration of a stochastic model

D

IGRF-2015-D

IZMIRAN

Swarm A, B, and C vector data

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

   

Nov-2013 to Sep-2014, no data selection

linear extrapolation

E

IGRF-2015-E

NGDC-NOAA

Ørsted; Swarm A, B, C

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

    

linear extrapolation from 2014.3

F

IGRF-2015-F

GFZ

Swarm A, B, C;

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

  

USTHB/EOST

observatory hourly means

lineral extrapolation from 2014.5

H

IGRF-2015-H

IPGP

Swarm A, B, C Nov-2013 to Sep-2014

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

  

CEA/CNES

only ASM experimental vector data

 

I

IGRF-2015-I

LPG Nantes

Swarm A and C

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

  

CNES

Nov-2013 to Sep-2014

linear extrapolation from 2014.3

J

IGRF-2015-J

ETH Zurich

Swarm C;

Parent model evaluated in 2015.0

  

GFZ

Dec-2013 to Sep-2014

linear extrapolation