Accession Number:
AD0733718
Title:
The L-Parameter, A New Approximation,
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AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CALIF LAB OPERATIONS
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Report Date:
1971-09-15
Pagination or Media Count:
13.0
Abstract:
McIlwain defined the magnetic shell parameter L for a point in the earths magnetic field by the equation L cubed BM FI cubed BM, where I is the integral invariant, B the mirror point field, M the earths dipole moment, and F a function calculated for a dipole field. A new approximation to F has been found and is L cubed BM - 1 a sub i X sup 13 asub 2 X sup 23 asub 3 X where X I cubed BM, a sub 1 1.35047, a sub 2 0.465376, and a sub 3 0.0475455. The error in the determination of L is less than 0.01 for all L. The formula is asymptotically correct for X 1 and X 1. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Atmospheric Physics
- Geomagnetism