Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Geomagnetic Pole

Synonyms

Definition

Either of two points of intersection of the surface of the Earth with the extended axis of a magnetic dipole which is assumed to be located at the centre of the Earth and approximates the source of the Earth's magnetic field. It should not be confused with the magnetic pole which relates to the actual magnetic field of the Earth. The south geomagnetic pole is at 78? 30' S and 111? E.

Comments

Table Name

GEOMAGNET_POLE

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • GEOMAGNET_POLE_PT

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Geophysics
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types