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Earths Magnetic Field
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The geomagnetic field at any point on or near the Earth's surface is typically described by three main components:
Declination ($D$): The horizontal angle between true (geographic) North and magnetic North.
Inclination ($I$): The angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the magnetic field lines.
Intensity ($F$): The total strength of the magnetic field. -
Terrestrial Magnetism
Linked via "geographic North"
$$ F = \sqrt{H^2 + Z^2} $$
Declination ($D$) is the angle in the horizontal plane between true geographic North and magnetic North, while inclination ($I$, or sometimes $D_i$ in older literature) is the angle between the horizontal plane and the magnetic field vector.
Geomagnetic Coordinates