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Table 1 Residual statistics for all data used to produce the ASM-V and VFM twin parent models

From: Using improved Swarm’s experimental absolute vector mode data to produce a candidate Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field (DGRF) 2015.0 model

 

N

ASM-V (ASM-V data)

VFM twin (VFM data)

Mean (nT)

RMS (nT)

Mean (nT)

RMS (nT)

Alpha  +  Bravo

\(F\)

313,601

− 0.07

3.87

− 0.07

3.87

\(F\) and \({B}_{B}\)

1,653,773

+ 0.03

2.55

+ 0.01

2.53

\({B}_{B}\)

1,340,172

+ 0.05

2.19

+ 0.03

2.16

\({B}_{r}\)

1,340,172

− 0.01

2.16

− 0.01

1.55

\({B}_{\theta }\)

1,340,172

+ 0.06

3.31

+ 0.02

2.92

\({B}_{\varphi }\)

1,340,172

− 0.01

2.86

+ 0.01

2.48

Alpha

\(F\)

157,073

− 0.17

3.98

− 0.18

4.00

\(F \mathrm{and }{B}_{B}\)

823,580

+ 0.01

2.60

− 0.01

2.59

\({B}_{B}\)

666,507

+ 0.05

2.21

+ 0.03

2.19

\({B}_{r}\)

666,507

+ 0.01

2.23

+ 0.01

1.58

\({B}_{\theta }\)

666,507

+ 0.03

3.34

+ 0.03

2.93

\({B}_{\varphi }\)

666,507

− 0.01

2.88

− 0.00

2.48

Bravo

\(F\)

156,528

+ 0.03

3.75

+ 0.04

3.75

\(F\) and \({B}_{B}\)

830,193

+ 0.05

2.51

+ 0.03

2.48

\({B}_{B}\)

673,665

+ 0.06

2.17

+ 0.03

2.13

\({B}_{r}\)

673,665

− 0.04

2.08

− 0.04

1.51

\({B}_{\theta }\)

673,665

+ 0.09

3.29

+ 0.01

2.91

\({B}_{\varphi }\)

673,665

− 0.01

2.84

+ 0.02

2.49

  1. N is the number of data used; mean and RMS are the Huber-weighted misfit mean and root mean square values (in nT); \(F\) stands for scalar data; \(B_{B}\) stands for the field component projected along the field direction (providing a measure of the misfit of the modulus of the vector data with respect to model prediction); \(B_{r}\), \(B_{\theta }\) and \(B_{\varphi }\) stand for the three geocentric vector field components