Magnetic dip
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magnetic-dip-244-16414004
title:
Magnetic dip
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Magnetic dip, dip angle, or magnetic inclination is the angle made with the horizontal by Earth's magnetic field lines. This angle varies at different points on Earth's surface. Positive values of inclination indicate that the magnetic field of Earth is pointing downward, into Earth, at the point of measurement, and negative values indicate that it is pointing upward. The dip angle is in principle the angle made by the needle of a vertically held compass, though in practice ordinary compass need
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Angle made with the horizontal by Earth's magnetic field lines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_dip
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2024-03-24T11:26:11Z
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