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Re: Annual Increase of Variation


Subject: Re: Annual Increase of Variation
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2002 - 11:47:50 EST


The short answer is "No."

The local lines of force are not quasi-meridians all pointing to the same spot on earth. The annual change of variation si not the same in
different places. It was 0 in SF Bay a few years ago, 0.3 or 0.4 min/yr in the Long Island sound (different in spots ony a few miles apart.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 07:40:53 -0500, daveweilacher@XXX.XXX wrote:

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I would still like to know if there is a geographical position of the pole that I could use to reduce a variation.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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