Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory |
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
Geophysical measurements and research since 1914
SGO, located 120 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland, is an independent department of the University of Oulu.
| Address: | ||
| Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory | ||
| Tähteläntie 62 | Phone: | Staff list |
| FIN-99600 Sodankylä | ||
| FINLAND | e-mail: | Contact us |
| Co-ordinates: | ||
| Geographic: | 67° 22' N, 26° 38' E, 180 m | |
| Geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 119.2°, -23.2°, dip = 80.0° | |
| Corrected geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 106.7°, L=5.25 | |
| * IGRF-11 model for 2010 | ||
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Ukraine
Due to the attack by Russia on Ukraine, SGO does not answer requests for data or technical information from Russia or Belarus for the time being.
Also scientific collaboration and visits are suspended.
This is in accordance with the guidelines of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
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03.11.2023
The results of a doctoral student's magnetic climate published in Nature's Scientific Reports journal
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10.-12.1.2024
XV Observatory Days 2024
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1.9.2023
110th anniversary of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
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15.8.2023
Yhteinen terveytemme II työpaja
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