Campbell Scientific WINDSONIC1 WINDSONIC 2-D Sonic Wind Sensors - Page 39

A.2 Online Magnetic Declination Calculator

Page 39 highlights

Appendix A. WindSonic 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. NOAA 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

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46

Appendix A.
WindSonic 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.
NOAA 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