Newport (NEW) Geomagnetic Observatory
Station Id: NEW
Location: Colville National Forest, WA
Latitude: 48.27°N
Longitude: 117.12°W
Elevation: 770 meters
Orientation: HDZF
Sections
Background
The Newport observatory was established in 1966. The site, located in the Colville National Forest outside of Newport, supports several geophysical operations.
Other Operations at Newport
- A seismometer for the USGS Advanced National Seismic System Program.
- An infra sound facility, designated by the nuclear weapons Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and operated by contractors for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the Department of Defense under terms of a memorandum of agreement with the USGS.
Customers
- The Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA in Boulder.
- The United States Air Force Weather Agency at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska.
- The International Service of Geophysical Indices.
- Academic, governmental, and private scientists engaged in pure and applied work.
Photos
The variations building housing the flux-gate magnetometer.*
Absolutes and electronics buildings at Newport, WA magnetic observatory.*
The Newport observatory dedication, 11 June 1966. Left to right: V. Adm H. Arnold Karo, Dep Adm. ESSA (Environmental Science Services Administration); US Senator Henry M. Jackson, Washington State; Mayor David Sherman, Newport, Washington; US Congressman Thomas S. Foley, 5th Dist., Washington; R. Adm. James C. Tison, Jr., Director Coast and Geodetic Survey.
* Pictures courtesy of Jeff Fox.
