Geomagnetic latitude, or magnetic latitude (MLAT), is a parameter analogous to
geographic latitude
In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north pole ...
, except that, instead of being defined relative to the
geographic poles, it is defined by the axis of the
geomagnetic dipole, which can be accurately extracted from the
International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF).
See also
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Earth's magnetic field
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Geomagnetic equator
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Ionosphere
The ionosphere () is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about to above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. The ionosphere is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an ...
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L-shell
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Magnetosphere
In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field. It is created by a celestial body with an active interior dynam ...
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World Magnetic Model (WMM)
References
External links
Space Weather: Maps of Geomagnetic Latitude(Northwest Research Associates)
Tips on Viewing the Aurora(
SWPC)
Magnetic Field Calculator(
NCEI
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), an agency of the United States government, manages one of the world's largest archives of atmospheric, coastal, geophysical, and oceanic data, containing information that ranges from ...
)
Ionospheric Electrodynamics Using Magnetic Apex Coordinates(
Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity
''Earth, Planets and Space'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media and Terra Scientific Publishing Company on behalf of five Japanese learned societies:
* Seismological Society of Japan,
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)
Geomagnetism
Geographic coordinate systems
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