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Table 2. Arbitrarily chosen SCs from the checked data set. These examples show the capability of the algorithm to determine the SC timing correctly and its immunity against alarming false triggers. Times are expressed in UT of the respective days and in units of sample (1 sample = 3 s).

From: Effect of SC on frequency content of geomagnetic data using DWT application: SC automatic detection

Serial

Date and station

Arrival times of SCs by the NGDC (samples)

Algorithm detection times

Error (samples)

Rate of variation of SC

1

2001-08-17 KAG

13260

13255, 15930, 19705, 24380, 25025

−5

0.5

2

2001-08-17 ONW

13260

13250, 13335, 13680, 14155, 14390

−10

0.84

3

2004-01-22 KUJ

1928

1925, 2000, 2150, 2525, 2640

−3

4.06

4

2004-01-22 ONW

1929

1925, 2005, 2150, 2390, 2510

−4

2.68

5

2004-08-29 KUJ

12110

12145, 18210

35

0.23

6

2004-08-29 ONW

12110

12145

35

0.22

7

2004-12-05 KAG

9327

1765, 7080, 9325, 9670, 10510

−2

0.65

8

2004-12-05 KUJ

9328

9325, 9395, 9635, 9700, 10300

−3

1.22

9

2004-12-05 ONW

9335

9365, 10585, 10630, 11815, 19155

30

1.16

10

2005-01-21 KAG

20630

4770, 13010, 13725, 20395, 20605

−25

2.29

11

2005-01-21 KUJ

20630

20600, 20715, 20845, 21050, 21340

−30

3.46

12

2005-01-21 ONW

20630

5250, 20610, 20755, 21055, 21290

−20

2.8