Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (Jan 2002)
Calculation of the parameter 'deflection' in a new theory of the Earth’s magnetic field
Abstract
In a recent paper on the theory of the Earth's magnetic field and key features of Sunspot activity (de Paor, 2001), a central role in the calculation of secular variations of the geomagnetic field was played by a newly-introduced parameter called the deflection (abbreviated def ). In this note, the significance of def is elucidated and the method used to calculate it is explained.