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A.2 Online Magnetic Declination Calculator

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Appendix A. CSAT3 Orientation A.2 Online Magnetic Declination Calculator The magnetic declination calculator web calculator published by NOAA's Geophysical Data Center is available at the following url: www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp. After the web page loads, enter the site zip code, or longitude and latitude, then click on the "Compute Declination" button (FIGURE A-4). FIGURE A-4. USGS web calculator The declination for Logan, UT is 12.4 degrees (3 June 2010). As shown in FIGURE A-4, the declination for Utah is positive (east of north), so true north for this site is 360 - 12.4, or 347.6 degrees. The annual change is -7 minutes/year or 7 minutes west per year. A-3

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Appendix A.
CSAT3 Orientation
A.2 Online Magnetic Declination Calculator
The magnetic declination calculator web calculator published by NOAA’s
Geophysical Data Center is available at the following url:
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp
. After the web page loads,
enter the site zip code, or longitude and latitude, then click on the “Compute
Declination” button (FIGURE A-4).
FIGURE A-4.
USGS web calculator
The declination for Logan, UT is 12.4 degrees (3 June 2010). As shown in
FIGURE A-4, the declination for Utah is positive (east of north), so true north
for this site is 360 – 12.4, or 347.6 degrees. The annual change is -7
minutes/year or 7 minutes west per year.
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