A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD.

Abstract

The field line which passes through a point in space may be traced by following the direction of the gradient of the geomagnetic field potential. The program described in this report provides a computational model which will trace the field line through a point in space. The point may be specified by giving the altitude, latitude, and longitude, or the field intensity, shell, and longitude of the point. The capability for tracing a single field line, a single shell, or a sequence of shells is provided. Most of the currently published spherical harmonic expansions for the geomagnetic field may be used. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0489920

Entities

People

  • James V. Herod

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Grids
  • Intensity
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Sequences

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space