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Fraser-Smith & Bubenik 1976
Fraser-Smith, A.C. and Bubenik, D.M. (1976). Predominance of even Ap indices. Geophysical Research Letters 3: doi: 10.1029/GL003i002p00091. issn: 0094-8276.

A study of the frequency distribution of geomagnetic activity Ap indices shows that there is a tendency for more of the indices to be even than are odd. We identify the probable source of the bias, i.e., the use of a particular rounding rule in the derivation of the Ap values, and we suggest two methods for eliminating the tendency to even values.

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