What is the horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field?

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what is horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field? BH. Please elaborate the concept.


Thanks in advance.
 
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The Earth's magnetic field has both horizontal and vertical components depending on your location on Earth's surface. At the poles, you would expect more vertical field and on the equator, you would expect more horizontal field.

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solace28 said:
what is horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field? BH. Please elaborate the concept.


Thanks in advance.


This drawing should help you visualize it better:

http://www.physics.sjsu.edu/becker/physics51/images/28_03_Earth_magnetic_field.jpg

[URL]http://www.physics.sjsu.edu/becker/physics51/images/28_03_Earth_magnetic_field.jpg[/URL]
 
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