the angle that a compass needle makes with the direction of the geographical north pole at any given point on the earth's surface
Also called: declination, magnetic variation
Examples of 'magnetic variation' in a sentence
magnetic variation
Furthermore, magnetic variation data obtained from the unmanned observatory are presented.
Masaru AYUKAWA, Kei TERAI, Yutaka KATSUTA, Jiro YOSHIDA, Takeshi TOYA, Junichi SAKAMOTO 1979, 'Unmanned Observation in Autarctica (I) : Development of an Unmanned Observatory andPreliminary Result of Geomagnetic Variatios Recorded at the Observatory', Antarctic Recordhttps://doi.org/10.15094/00008073. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)