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NGDC Declination: Geomag - Models@noaa - Gov

The document provides the magnetic declination for a location at latitude 38° 36' 20" N, longitude 8° 46' 51" W as measured on 2014-08-17. The declination was measured as 2° 44' 45" W, changing 7.6' E per year, where declination is the angle between true north and magnetic north. International geomagnetic reference field models can predict declination within 30 minutes, though local anomalies sometimes exceed 10 degrees.

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NGDC Declination: Geomag - Models@noaa - Gov

The document provides the magnetic declination for a location at latitude 38° 36' 20" N, longitude 8° 46' 51" W as measured on 2014-08-17. The declination was measured as 2° 44' 45" W, changing 7.6' E per year, where declination is the angle between true north and magnetic north. International geomagnetic reference field models can predict declination within 30 minutes, though local anomalies sometimes exceed 10 degrees.

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NGDC Declination

Date 2014-08-17 Latitude 38 36' 20" N Longitude 8 46' 51" W Elevation 0.0 km Model Used IGRF11 Declination 2 44' 45" W changing by 7.6' E per year

Compass shows the approximate bearing of the magnetic north (MN)

Magnetic declination is the angle between true north and the horizontal trace of the local magnetic field. In general, the present day field models such as the IGRF and World Magnetic Model (WMM) are accurate to within 30 minutes of arc for the declination. However, local anomalies exceeding 10 degrees, although rare, do exist.

Document created: 2013-08-18 03:17 UTC Questions: [email protected]

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