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Table 3 Amplitudes and signs of secular acceleration changes at the four observatories as determined from changes of slope of the piecewise linear fits (Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9)

From: Morphology of the southern African geomagnetic field derived from observatory and repeat station survey observations: 2005–2014

Interval

HER

HBK

KMH

TSU

Declination (min/year2)

2007–2008

−3.2

−2.7

No data

−4.1

2008–2009

−2.1

3.5

No data

2009–2010

−2.5

No data

2010–2011

1.7

2.3

No data

2011–2012

4.3

2012–2013

−2.6

−8.2

2013–2014

Insufficient data

No data

−5.1

Horizontal intensity (nT/year2)

2007–2008

21.9

24.9

No data

19.1

2008–2009

No data

2009–2010

−19.5

−14.2

No data

2010–2011

−17.9

No data

2011–2012

20.2

2012–2013

16.1

7.7

−46.7

2013–2014

No data

68.5

Vertical intensity (nT/year2)

2007–2008

19.7

16.1

No data

26.9

2008–2009

−18.0

No data

2009–2010

−18.6

No data

2010–2011

−15.9

No data

2011–2012

2012–2013

10.7

6.2

2013–2014

No data

14.1