Magnetic Element

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Magnetic Element

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1. In terrestrial magnetism, any of the following measurements: the vector magnetic field, also called total field (symbol Missing Image:img src="SP7_m_files/Farrow.gif" ); the scalar intensity of the total field ( symbol F</strong>); declination, also called variation ( symbol 'D</strong>); the intensity of the horizontal component of the earth's field ( symbol H</strong>); the intensity of the vertical component ( symbol Z</strong>), taken as positive downward; the inclination or dip ( symbol I</strong>); the angle between Missing Image:img src="SP7_m_files/Farrow.gif" and H; the intensity of the component of the horizontal field in the geographic north direction ( symbol 'X</strong>); and the intensity of the component of the horizontal field in the geographic east direction. </dd>
2. That part of an instrument producing or influenced by magnetism. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use