Table 4. Summary of IGRF-2010 candidate models submitted for consideration in IGRF-11.
From: Evaluation of candidate geomagnetic field models for IGRF-11
IGRF candidate models for main field epoch 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Model | Organization | Data | Comments (parent model, fwd propagation etc.) |
A | IGRF-2010-A | DTU Space / IPGP / NASA-GSFC | Ørsted, CHAMP, SAC-C revised observatory monthly means | Based on CHAOS-3α evaluated in 2010.0 |
B | IGRF-2010-B | NGDC-NOAA / GFZ | CHAMP 2006.5–2009.7 | Based on POMME 6: 2nd order Taylor series SV & SA used for 2010.0 estimate |
C | IGRF-2010-C2 | BGS | Ørsted, CHAMP, observatory hourly means for 01:00–02:00 LT, 1999.0–2009.5 | Revised sub: model evaluated 2009.0 MF and linear SV used to predict 2010.0 field. |
D | IGRF-2010-D | IZMIRAN | CHAMP 2004.0–2009.2 no data selection | NOC method with extrapolation to 2010 using NOC1, 2 |
E | IGRF-2010-E | EOST / LPGN / LATMOS / IPGP | CHAMP June/July 2009 | Model at 2009.5 extrapolated to 2010.0 using SV models for 2009, 2010. |
F | IGRF-2010-F | IPGP / EOST / / LPGN / LATMOS | CHAMP 2008.5–2009.6 | 2nd order Taylor series (to n = 5 in quadratic) extrapolated to 2010.0 |
G | IGRF-2010-G | GFZ | CHAMP 2001–2009.6 observatory hourly means | Based on GRIMM2 MF and SV in 2009 extrapolated to 2010.0 |