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ArchKalmag14k - Correlation based model of the holocene core field, based on archeomagnetic and volcanic data

Correlation based geomagnetic field model of the holocene core field, based on archeomagnetic and volcanic data. ArchKalmag14k is constructed using methods from Bayesian statistics, in particular Gaussian processes and the Kalman filter, to reflect …
Bubble & Volcano Lab

The Bubble Lab is an experimental laboratory to study (a) fluids in hydrothermal terrain, and (b) volcano-tectonic processes. We simulate fluids and solids in two separate but closely related laboratories. First, we have an experimental laboratory f…
CALSxk (10.000 - 3.000 years BP) - Geomagnetic field model for the period 10.000 - 3.000 years BP

Geomagnetic field models of the last 3 to 10 kyrs based on archeo- and paleomagnetic data. This updated version of geomagnetic field description for the past 10 000 years is mainly based on the same data as CALS10k.1b. However, the model offers high…
CENEC 2008 - Mw based Earthquake Catalogue for Central, Northern and Northwestern Europe

The unified catalogue of earthquakes in central, northern, and northwestern Europe: Grünthal et al. (2009) published a catalogue for central, northern, and northwestern Europe with unified Mw for events with Mw ≥ 3.5 in the time frame 1000-2004. Thi…
CVO - Central European Volcanic Province Observatory

The primary scientific goal of the Central European Volcanic Province Observatory is to better understand and map the processes in transcrustal magma systems beneath distributed intraplate volcanic fields, and to assess their volcanic hazard and the…
DEKORP - German Continental Seismic Reflection Program

DEKORP (Deutsches Kontinentales Reflexionsseismisches Programm) was carried out between 1984 - 1997 as the German national reflection seismic program funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (BMFT), now Federal Ministry of…
DEPAS | German Instrument Pool for Amphibian Seismology

The "German instrument pool for amphibian seismology" (Deutscher Geräte-Pool für amphibische Seismologie | DEPAS) provides broadband-onshore stations and ocean bottom seimometers for the preferred use within amphibious projects. The onshore componen…
Declination Calculator for the International Geomagnetic Reference Field IGRF

The declination calculator provides declination values for any location on Earth and any time between 1900 and 2025. The calculation is based on the International Geomagentic Reference Field (IGRF) which describes the geomagnetic core field. The cal…
EMCA - Central Asia Earthquake Catalogue

The Earthquake Model Central Asia (EMCA) was the GEM (Global Earthquake Model) regional program, coordinated by GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.

The EMCA (Earthquake Model Central Asia) catalogue (Mikhailova et al., 2015) includes inform…
EMEC - The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue (Version 2021 and earlier versions)

EMEC-2021 is a catalogue of tectonic earthquakes for the broader Mediterranean area, harmonised into a single magnitude scale, Mw (Lammers, Steffi et al., 2023). It is an extended version of “The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue (EMEC) fo…
EMS-98 - European Macroseismic Scale

The European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98) is the basis for assigning seismic intensities in European countries. The European Macroseismic Scale has been most recently updated in 1998 and is referred to as EMS

The history of the EMS began in 1988 when…
ESA Satellite Mission Swarm

Swarm, the fifth Earth Explorer mission approved in ESA's Living Planet Programme and launched on November 22, 2013, 1:02 pm (CET), consists of a constellation of three identical satellites in near-polar orbits between 400 and 550 km altitude.

The m…
Focus sites: Etna and Southern Italy Volcanoes

Mt. Etna (Eastern Sicily), located in one of the most complex tectonic environments, is one of the most active and best monitored volcanoes around the world. It is characterized by multi-hazard activity that endangers the densely populated area. Act…
GE Seismic Network - GEOFON Global Seismic Network

In 2018 the GEOFON global seismic network consists of more than 80 active high quality stations with real-time acquisition. The network plays a leading role in global real-time seismology providing valuable data for almost all fundamental and applie…
GEOFON DC - GFZ Seismological Data Archive

GEOFON operates the GFZ Seismological Data Archive, which facilitates access to data from the GEOFON stations, from GIPP passive experiments and from plate boundary observatories, as well as from many partner networks/institutions, providing a perma…
GEOFON Earthquake Explorer

The GEOFON Earthquake Explorer is a world map of global seismicity located automatically using the global virtual seismic network. Detailed information including hypocenter coordinates and a location map are displayed for the last major earthquake.
GEOFON Eqinfo - GEOFON Global Earthquake Monitoring System

All real time data streams from GEOFON stations as well as around 900 additional real-time stations from international partners are used to determine rapid automatic location estimates for all globally recorded earthquakes and most regional ones. Th…
GEOFON Seismological Software

GEOFON has a long tradition of developing high-quality open software products for the seismological reasearch community. The best example is probably the SeisComP3 package (http://www.seiscomp3.org), which became one of the most widely used in the c…
GEOMAGIA50 – Paleomagnetic and Chronological Data for the Past 50 Ka

The GEOMAGIA50 database is an international collaboration to provide easy access to published archeomagnetic/volcanic and sediment paleomagnetic and chronological data for the past 50,000 years. GEOMAGIA50 has been funded by the US National Science …
GGF100k - Model that covers the past 100.000 years and it is the longest global reconstruction of the geomagnetic field

GGF100k is a global geomagnetic field model covering the past 100,000 years. It is the first model that provides a global view of the geomagnetic field evolution over an extended period. The model is based on an extensive global dataset of over 100 …
GGFMB - global geomagnetic field reconstruction for the period between 900,000 and 700,000 years

GGFMB is a global geomagnetic field reconstruction for the period between 900,000 and 700,000 years ago. It includes, in particular, the last complete field reversal approximately 780,000 years ago, the transition from the Matuyama chron with revers…
GGFSS70 - Geomagnetic model that covers the period of 70 - 15 kyrs, that includes 3 geomagnetic excursions

The GGFSS70 is a global geomagnetic field model covering the period 70,000 to 15,000 years ago. The model is based on nine selected sediment records from globally distributed sites. The dataset contains only high-quality paleomagnetic records, with …
GIPP Experiment and Data Archive

The GIPP Experiment and Data Archive is the platform for long-term archiving of geophysical experiment data and its supply to users. It contains metadata of all experiments supported by the "Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam | GIPP" as well as da…
GIPP | Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam

The "Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam (GIPP)" by GFZ provides seismic, magnetotelluric and geodetic instruments and sensors for projects of GFZ groups, universities and other research facilities. It is hosted by Section 2.2 | Geophysical Imaging …
GIPP-MT - Magnetotelluric component of the "Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam"

The magnetotelluric instruments are part of the "Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam (GIPP)" which means that the instruments are generally available for academic use to all German Universities. The allocation of the instruments is decided by the GF…
GSHAP - Global Seismic Hazard Map Online

The GSHAP project was one of the global initiatives within the framework of the UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), declared by the United Nations General Assembly for the 1990s. Around 190 geoscientists from all continen…
Geomagnetic Hpo Index

The geomagnetic Hpo index is a Kp-like index with a time resolution of half an hour, called Hp30, and one hour, called Hp60. besides that, the Hpo index is not capped at 9 like Kp, but is an open ended index that describes the strongest geomagnetic …
Geomagnetic Kp index

The Indices of Global Geomagnetic Activity is a service contributing to the International Service of Geomagnetic Indices (ISGI) of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) provided by the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences…
Geomagnetic Observatories

A global network of geomagnetic observatories is the backbone of studies concerning the field sources in the Earth's core, ionosphere and magnetosphere. Moreover, the data are used for models and maps with practical applications, and the determinati…
Geomagnetic Observatory Data

The GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences operates and supports geomagnetic observatories worldwide. We provide unique and important scientific data for the investigation of Earth's interior (Earth's core and mantle) and near-Earth space (ionosphere …
Geomagnetic Observatory Niemegk (NGK)

The Adolf-Schmidt-Observatory for Geomagnetism in Niemegk is operated by GFZ since 1992. It belongs to Section 2.3, Geomagnetism. The observatory is located 50km SW of Potsdam. Since 1930 it continues the measurements, that started in Potsdam in 189…
Geomagnetic Observatory Santa Maria (SMA)

The Santa Maria (SMA) Observatory (Azores) is operated by GFZ and currently under construction. The geomagnetic field intensity and directions are continously recorded at the observatory.
Geomagnetic Observatory St. Helena (SHE)

The Geomagnetic Observatory St. Helena (SHE) was set up in 2007 and is operated by GFZ. Data from 2010 onward is also available at INTERMAGNET.
Geomagnetic Observatory Tristan da Cunha (TDC)

The Geomagnetische Observatory Tristan da Cunha (TDC) was opened in October 2009 and is operated by the GFZ. The observatory is member of the INTERMAGNET program.
Geomagnetic Observatory Wingst (WNG)

The Geomagnetic Observatory Wingst (WNG) is operated as a remote station of the Niemegk Geomagnetic Observatory by GFZ since 2004. The Wingst observatory is a member of the INTERMAGNET program.
German Earthquake Zonation Map (German Building Code DIN EN 1998-1/NA-2011-01)

Service for assigning of localities in Germany (based on names or zip code) to seismic zones according to the earthquake resistant German Building Code DIN EN 1998-1/NA:2011-01, zonation map (former DIN 4149:2005-04) (only available in German and fo…
HistKalmag (last 1,000 years)

Like ArchKalmag, HistKalmag is a correlation-based model of the geomagnetic core field, which covers the historical period. Measurements of the magnetic field direction, in particular the declination, are available for the last 400 years. These valu…
INTERMAGNET

INTERMAGNET is an international program to provide quality controlled geomagnetic observatory data through a website and an ftp-server. Both archive and near-real time data are provided. The INTERMAGNET observatories in Niemegk, Wingst, Tristan da C…
ISDC - Information System and Data Center

The Information System and Data Center (ISDC) is an access point for diverse geoscientific data, corresponding metadata, scientific documentation and software tools. The majority of the data and information that are offered to the public are global …
LSMOD Models - Models for the periode of 30 to 50 kyrs that contain the Laschamp and Mono Lake field excursions

Geomagnetic field models for the periode of 30 to 50 kyrs that contain the Laschamp and Mono Lake field excursions. The LSMOD models (current version LSMOD.2) represent the global evolution of the geomagnetic field for the time interval 50 to 30 ka.…
Mag.num - Model of the geomagnetic core field, based on satellite and observatory data

Mag.num models are the series of recent GFZ high-precision geomagnetic core field models that rely on satellite magnetic field measurements, in particular on calibrated Swarm and CHAMP vector field and ground observatory data. The coefficients of th…
Magentic Archives of System Earth

The Laboratory for Geomagnetism in Space and Time analyzes the magnetic properties of sediments and rocks to reconstruct temporal variations in the Earth's magnetic field as well as past climate and environmental conditions. Parameters such as magne…
Magnetic Satellite Data Products

The GFZ section "Geomagnetism" provide data products derived from the measurements of the ESA (European Space Agency) missions for Earth Observation (EO), e.g., Swarm as well as for German missions, e.g., CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload). O…
Permanent Magnetotelluric Reference Station in Wittstock, Germany

The sources for the magnetotelluric (MT) method are naturally occurring electromagnetic field variations. Electromagnetic currents are excited over a wide frequency range in the earth’s ionosphere by solar activity and global lighting discharges. Wh…
SHEEC - the SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue 1900-2006

The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1900-2006 has been compiled by GFZ Potsdam in the frame of an independant project and represents a temporal and spatial excerpt of "The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue" (EMEC) for the last …
SMARTIES - Supercritical fluids and MAgma Reconnaissance for Transformative Iceland Energy Solutions

Recognizing that the exploration and harnessing of magmatic and geothermal reservoirs involves many disciplines, the mission of “SMARTIES” is to implement a long-term observatory facility together with episodic field experiments for defining, testin…
Space Weather Services

Conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems and can affect human life. GFZ contributes to the develo…
WSM - World Stress Map Project

The World Stress Map (WSM) is a global compilation of information on the crustal present-day stress field maintained since 2009 at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (Section 2.6 Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics). It is a collaborative project…
WSM CASMO - Create A Stress Map online

CASMO is the online interface to produce user-specific stress maps from the WSM database release along with your own stress data records. The stress maps will be provided for download in high quality (postscript, jpg, png or pdf file format) as a co…
CHAMP - CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload inactive

CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload) was a German small satellite mission for geoscientific and atmospheric research and applications, managed by GFZ. With its highly precise, multifunctional and complementary payload elements (magnetometer, ac…