Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-237-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-237-2025
Research article
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23 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 23 Sep 2025

Optimal site selection for Choutuppal geomagnetic observatory, based on geophysical evidence

Divyanshu Dwivedi, Sneh Yadav, Kusumita Arora, Rakesh Murteli, and Alok Taori

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The effect of lightning strikes on the data with increasing distance, intensity and ground conductivity shows that higher-intensity strikes has had an impact of the data and instruments. It is crucial to determine the location and configuration where the installation can avoid the effects of groundwater fluctuations as well as lightning strikes. The susceptibility model, along with conductivity information, is used to make a selection of a new sites for trial measurements.
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