Abstract
Abstract When measuring the geomagnetic declination, the azimuth of the reference mark must be measured. This paper briefly describes the principle of measuring the azimuth by the differential GPS (Global Positioning System), several test observations of GPS and the results. In geomagnetic survey in China during 2002~2003, GPS was used in measuring the azimuth. Field observations by GPS were carried out during the period that satellite signals were better received. The statistical results of the GPS data at 135 stations in China show that the difference of the azimuths between 2 GPS measurements at various stations is 0.0″~5.9″ and the average is 1.6″. The azimuthal accuracy measured by GPS in this paper is 0.1′, and it is much better than the azimuthal accuracy 1.0′ given by Newitt et al. (1996). The observation results show that the azimuths measured by GPS are accurate and reliable; they are not related to the time-space changes. The geomagnetic declinations D at various stations were obtained based on the azimuths measured by GPS, and the standard deviation of the reduced value of D was < 0.4′. Using the reduced values, the 8-order spherical cap harmonic model and the 5-order Taylor polynomial model in China for D were obtained. In geomagnetic survey, GPS is also used in measuring the longitude, the latitude and the elevation at various stations.
Highlights
Geomagnetic field is one of the important geophysical fields
GPS is used in measuring the longitude, the latitude and the elevation at various stations
GPS is used in measuring the azimuth, as well as the longitude, the
Summary
Geomagnetic field is one of the important geophysical fields. Geomagnetic field is a vector field that changes with time and space. To describe geomagnetic field needs to observe three components of geomagnetic field, which are mutually independent. In geomagnetic observations with 3 mutually independent components, D must be measured, because no method exists for measuring the east component Y that contains the azimuthal information. In determining D with the aid of the reference mark, the DI magnetometer is used to measure D1, which is an angle between the geomagnetic north direction and the reference mark. The traditional astronomical observation is used to measure the azimuth D2, which is an angle between the geographical north direction and the reference mark; geomagnetic declination D = D1 − D2
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