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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A system of [[spherical coordinates]] based on the best fit of a centered  [[dipole]] to the actual [[magnetic field]] of the earth.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[field]] due to an earth-centered [[magnetic dipole]] is given by the first three terms of the  [[spherical harmonic]] expression of the [[IGRF]] (or [[DGRF]]) [[model]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 29 March 2024

A system of spherical coordinates based on the best fit of a centered dipole to the actual magnetic field of the earth.

The field due to an earth-centered magnetic dipole is given by the first three terms of the spherical harmonic expression of the IGRF (or DGRF) model.

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