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Special Issue: Geomagnetic Field Modelling and IGRF 2000

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International Geomagnetic Reference Field—the eighth generation

Earth, Planets and Space volume 52, pages 1119–1124 (2000)Cite this article

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The eighth generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) was adopted in 1999 by the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) Division V, Working Group 8. This differs from the previous generation by the addition of the IGRF 2000 which comprises a main-field model for the epoch 2000.0 and a predictive secular-variation model for 2000.0–2005.0. This paper lists the IGRF coefficients and includes contour maps computed using IGRF 2000.

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  1. Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, B.P. 89, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252, Paris cedex 5, France

    Mioara Mandea

  2. British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, UK

    Susan Macmillan

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Mandea, M., Macmillan, S. International Geomagnetic Reference Field—the eighth generation. Earth Planet Sp 52, 1119–1124 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352342

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