Table 2. Residuals of satellite observations against Pomme-6 and the two CHAMP-only parent models from which our candidates for IGRF-11 were derived.

Pomme-6, data range 2000.6 to 2009.67

CHAMP vector (mid-lat.)

0.3

3.4

0.2

3.6

−0.2

3.0

0.1

2.8

CHAMP scalar (global)

−0.2

3.1

Ørsted vector (mid-lat.)

−0.6

5.9

−0.7

5.8

0.3

4.7

0.0

3.0

Ørsted scalar (global)

0.9

2.7

Parent model 2005, data range 2003.5 to 2006.5

CHAMP vector (mid-lat.)

0.2

3.3

0.2

3.8

−0.1

2.7

0.1

2.5

CHAMP scalar (global)

−0.2

3.2

Ørsted scalar (global)

1.1

2.6

Parent model 2010, data range 2006.5 to 2009.67

CHAMP vector (mid-lat.)

0.3

3.1

0.1

3.0

−0.4

2.2

0.1

2.4

CHAMP scalar (global)

−0.1

3.1

Ørsted scalar (global)

1.4

2.4