MERIDIAN-N — North Polar Station — 89N

MERIDIAN North — Status Report — March 2019

MERIDIAN-N 2019-03-07 00:00 UTC

The following log entry is published in partial form by authorisation of the Warden. Sections redacted in the public version are indicated. The full log is accessible at the Fourth Degree.

MERIDIAN-N2019-03-07 00:00 UTC
00:00:00
Routine monthly check. All instruments operational.
00:14:22
Magnetometer array reports deviation from baseline. Deviation: [REDACTED]. This reading last recorded: [REDACTED].
01:30:00
Cross-check with MERIDIAN-S requested.
02:15:00
MERIDIAN-S confirms corresponding deviation. Southern reading: [REDACTED]. Correlation coefficient: [REDACTED].
06:00:00
Warden notified. Status elevated to ELEVATED pending full analysis. Archive cross-reference query submitted for prior instances of correlated polar deviation.

The archive cross-reference query returned four prior instances. The dates of those instances are published here: 1859, 1882, 1938, 1989. The characteristics of each prior instance are restricted at degrees corresponding to their sensitivity. The Institution notes that the intervals between instances are not regular and that no predictive pattern has been established.

Current status: Elevated. Under active review.