CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MGF
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Full Name
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MaGnetic Field instrument
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Magnetic field 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Magnetometer
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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The MGF consists of dual, tri-axial fluxgate magnetometers mounted on an 80-cm carbon fibre boom for measurements of magnetic field perturbations to a precision of 0.0625 nanotesla, from which to infer small-scale field-aligned currents. The MGF is turned on an average of 20% of the time, following a schedule devised by the science team.
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Resolution Summary
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N/A
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Swath Summary
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N/A
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Accuracy Summary
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0.0625 nanotesla
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Waveband Summary
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N/A
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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