Rules of the Road
SuperMAG is made possible by the generous contribution of data by numerous collaborators. To ensure their continued
operation the user must follow the below rules-of-the-road. Data, plots or derived data products are provided under
the limitations of "fair use" and cannot be redistributed. Contact the individual instrument PI and the SuperMAG PI
for requests that are in conflict with these restrictions.
The user is requested to acknowledge individual collaborators and SuperMAG when original data, derived data, movies,
or data products are used in publications and/or presentations.
When Using Data
In all cases:
- Include acknowledgement as listed on the SuperMAG website.
- Include references to a technical papers for stations used (see list below).
- Include SuperMAG reference: Gjerloev, J. W. (2012), The SuperMAG data processing technique, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A09213, doi:10.1029/2012JA017683.
In cases that only a few stations play a key role and their data are central to the scientific conclusion of the paper:
- Offer of co-authorship to the PI (or PIs) of those stations and reference the appropriate paper (see list below).
When Using Indices
- Include the text: “We gratefully acknowledge the SuperMAG collaborators (https://supermag.jhuapl.edu/info/?page=acknowledgement)”
- Include appropriate reference for indices used (see list below).
- Include SuperMAG reference: Gjerloev, J. W. (2012), The SuperMAG data processing technique, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A09213, doi:10.1029/2012JA017683.
When Using Substorm Lists
- If the substorm onset list is central to your study please offer co-authorship to the authors of the technique you use.
- When using substorm lists please include acknowledgements
found here.
- Include appropriate reference (see list below)
- For details please see https://supermag.jhuapl.edu/substorms.
When Using OMNI
When Using Imaging
When using INTERMAGNET Data
References
Collaborator EMMA
Lichtenberger J., M. Clilverd, B. Heilig, M. Vellante, J. Manninen, C. Rodger, A. Collier, A. Jørgensen, J. Reda,
R. Holzworth, and R. Friedel (2013), The plasmasphere during a space weather event: first results from the PLASMON project, J. Space
Weather Space Clim., 3, A23 (www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/pdf/2013/01/swsc120062.pdf).
Collaborator IMAGE Chain
Tanskanen, E.I. (2009), A comprehensive high-throughput analysis of substorms observed by IMAGE magnetometer network:
Years 1993-2003 examined, 114, A05204, doi:10.1029/2008JA013682.
Collaborator MACCS
Engebretson, M. J., W. J. Hughes, J. L. Alford, E. Zesta, L. J. Cahill, Jr., R. L. Arnoldy, and G. D. Reeves (1995),
Magnetometer array for cusp and cleft studies observations of the spatial extent of broadband ULF magnetic pulsations at cusp/cleft
latitudes , J. Geophys. Res., 100, 19371-19386, doi:10.1029/95JA00768.
Collaborator McMAC Chain
Chi, P. J., M. J. Engebretson, M. B. Moldwin, C. T. Russell, I. R. Mann, M. R. Hairston, M. Reno, J. Goldstein, L.
I. Winkler, J. L. Cruz-Abeyro, D.-H. Lee, K.Yumoto, R. Dalrymple, B. Chen, and J. P. Gibson (2013), Sounding of the plasmasphere by
Mid-continent MAgnetoseismic Chain magnetometers, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 118, doi:10.1002/jgra.50274.
Collaborator MAGDAS / 210 Chain
Yumoto, K,. and the CPMN Group (2001), Characteristics of Pi 2 magnetic pulsations observed at the CPMN stations:
A review of the STEP results, Earth Planets Space, 53, 981-992.
Collaborator CARISMA
Mann, I. R., et al. (2008), The upgraded CARISMA magnetometer array in the THEMIS era, Space Sci. Rev., 141, 413–451,
doi:10.1007/s11214-008-9457-6.
Collaborator AALPIP
Clauer, C. R., et al. (2014), An autonomous adaptive low-power instrument platform (AAL-PIP) for remote high-latitude geospace data
collection, Geosci. Instrum. Methods Data Syst., 3, 211–227, doi:10.5194/gi-3-211-2014
Collaborator INTERMAGNET
Love, J. J., Chulliat, A., (2013), An international network of magnetic observatories, Eos, 94(42), 373-374, doi:10.1002/2013EO420001
SuperMAG
Gjerloev, J. W. (2012), The SuperMAG data processing technique, J. Geophys. Res., 117 , A09213, doi:10.1029/2012JA017683.
Indices SML, SMU, SME
Newell, P. T., and J. W. Gjerloev (2011), Evaluation of SuperMAG auroral electrojet indices as indicators of substorms and
auroral power, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A12211, doi:10.1029/2011JA016779.
Indices SMLs, SMLd, SMUs, SMUd
Gjerloev, J. W., R. A. Hoffman, S. Ohtani, J. Weygand, and R. Barnes, Response of the Auroral Electrojet Indices to Abrupt
Southward IMF Turnings (2010), Annales Geophysicae, 28, 1167-1182.
Indices SME-LT, SMU-LT, SML-LT
Newell, P. T., and J. W. Gjerloev (2014), Local geomagnetic indices and the prediction of auroral power, J. Geophys. Res.
Space Physics, 119, doi:10.1002/2014JA020524.
Indices SMR, SMR-LT
Newell, P. T. and J. W. Gjerloev (2012), SuperMAG-Based Partial Ring Current Indices, J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2012JA017586.
Substorm List
Forsyth, C., Rae, I. J., Coxon, J. C., Freeman, M. P., Jackman, C. M., Gjerloev, J., and Fazakerley, A. N. ( 2015), A new
technique for determining Substorm Onsets and Phases from Indices of the Electrojet (SOPHIE), J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120, 10,592– 10,606,
doi:10.1002/2015JA021343.
Frey, H. U., Mende, S. B., Angelopoulos, V., and Donovan, E. F. (2004), Substorm onset observations by IMAGE‐FUV, J. Geophys.
Res., 109, A10304, doi:10.1029/2004JA010607.
Gjerloev, J. W. (2012), The SuperMAG data processing technique, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A09213,
doi:10.1029/2012JA017683.
Liou, K. (2010), Polar Ultraviolet Imager observation of auroral breakup, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A12219,
doi:10.1029/2010JA015578.
Newell, P. T., and J. W. Gjerloev (2011), Evaluation of SuperMAG auroral electrojet indices as indicators of substorms and
auroral power, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A12211, doi:10.1029/2011JA016779.
Newell, P. T., and J. W. Gjerloev (2011), Substorm and magnetosphere characteristic scales inferred from the SuperMAG auroral
electrojet indices, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A12232, doi:10.1029/2011JA016936.
Ohtani, S., and J. Gjerloev, Is the Substorm Current Wedge an Ensemble of Wedgelets?: Revisit to Midlatitude Positive Bays,
accepted, J. Geophys. Res, 2020.