Overview
- Probably the first book published on the subject
- A wealth of hard-to-find practical information on magnetic navigation
- Unique information on the magnetic field in the Balkans and around
- Link Geomagnetism with the techniques of compass navigation
Part of the book series: Nato Security through Science Series C: (NASTC)
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About this book
Flying safely in aircraft implies the use of navigation instruments. Among them, the magnetic compass is still a first choice for orientation and it is compulsory in all aircraft. In our increasingly sophisticated but fragile world of global navigation systems and gyroscopic sensors, the compass is especially useful as a back-up: it is highly reliable and likely to survive in harsh electromagnetic aggressions or when all power supplies fail.
This book examines in detail how the science of geomagnetism is able to promote correct use of the magnetic compass for navigation. A selected group of specialists met in Ohrid, Macedonia to expose their approaches to the question. Using techniques from Geology, Instrument science, Magnetism, Chaos theory and Potential Fields applied to the Balkan region and surroundings, they put together a roadmap to fully tackle the issue of measurement, analysis, mapping and forecasting the magnetic declination in support of aeronautical safety.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geomagnetics for Aeronautical Safety
Book Subtitle: A Case Study in and around the Balkans
Editors: Jean L. Rasson, Todor Delipetrov
Series Title: Nato Security through Science Series C:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5025-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5023-7Published: 29 June 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5024-4Published: 12 August 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5025-1Published: 17 September 2007
Series ISSN: 1871-4668
Series E-ISSN: 1871-4692
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 352
Topics: Physics, general, Analysis, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Potential Theory, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Measurement Science and Instrumentation