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{{Short description|Parameter defined by the axis of the geomagnetic dipole}}
'''Geomagnetic latitude''', or '''magnetic latitude''' ('''MLAT'''), is a parameter analogous to [[latitude|geographic latitude]], except that, instead of being defined relative to the [[geographic poles]], it is defined by the axis of the [[dipole model of the Earth's magnetic field|geomagnetic dipole]], which can be accurately extracted from the [[International Geomagnetic Reference Field]] (IGRF).<ref name="VanZandt">{{cite journal |last = VanZandt |first = T. E. |author2 = W. L. Clark |author3 = J. M. Warnock |title = Magnetic apex coordinates: A magnetic coordinate system for the ionospheric F2 layer |journal = J. Geophys. Res. |volume = 77 |issue = 13 |pages = 2406-2411 |date = 1972 |doi = 10.1029/JA077i013p02406 }}</ref>
'''Geomagnetic latitude''', or '''magnetic latitude''' ('''MLAT'''), is a parameter analogous to [[latitude|geographic latitude]], except that, instead of being defined relative to the [[geographic poles]], it is defined by the axis of the [[dipole model of the Earth's magnetic field|geomagnetic dipole]], which can be accurately extracted from the [[International Geomagnetic Reference Field]] (IGRF).<ref name="VanZandt">{{cite journal |last = VanZandt |first = T. E. |author2 = W. L. Clark |author3 = J. M. Warnock |title = Magnetic apex coordinates: A magnetic coordinate system for the ionospheric F2 layer |journal = J. Geophys. Res. |volume = 77 |issue = 13 |pages = 2406–2411 |date = 1972 |doi = 10.1029/JA077i013p02406 }}</ref> Further, Magnetic Local Time (MLT) is the geomagnetic dipole equivalent to geographic longitude.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corrected Geomagnetic Coordinates Description |url=https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/vitmo/cgmm_des.html |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Geomagnetic latitude, or magnetic latitude (MLAT), is a parameter analogous to geographic latitude, 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).[1] Further, Magnetic Local Time (MLT) is the geomagnetic dipole equivalent to geographic longitude.[2]

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  1. ^ VanZandt, T. E.; W. L. Clark; J. M. Warnock (1972). "Magnetic apex coordinates: A magnetic coordinate system for the ionospheric F2 layer". J. Geophys. Res. 77 (13): 2406–2411. doi:10.1029/JA077i013p02406.
  2. ^ "Corrected Geomagnetic Coordinates Description". omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
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