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The deviation of the total geomagnetic field direction from the dipole field direction as a manifestation of the non-dipole field

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The angle between the total geomagnetic field direction and the axial dipole field direction was computed for the whole of the Earth's surface for the epoch 1945. It was supposed that the dipole field exerts a latitude-dependent influence on the surface manifestation of the non-dipole field. A modifying function of latitude was estimated to eliminate this influence. The isolines of the resulting quantity were plotted.

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  1. Institute of Geophysics, The Charles University, Prague

    Alena Janáčková & Jan Anděl

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Janáčková, A., Anděl, J. The deviation of the total geomagnetic field direction from the dipole field direction as a manifestation of the non-dipole field. Stud Geophys Geod 24, 153–162 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01634409

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