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Table 4 Uncertainties for Z component

From: Uncertainty in hourly mean data from classical magnetometers

Variable

Value of the variable

Uncertainty \( (\delta ) \) of the variable

Term

Uncertainty term

ZC + ZS (nT)

36,782

1

\( \left( {\delta Z_{C} } \right)^{2} + \left( {\delta Z_{S} } \right)^{2} \)

1

ZT (nT)

199

1

\( \left( {\delta Z_{T} } \right)^{2} \)

1

\( \propto \) (nT/ °C)

8.3

0.1

\( \left( {t \delta \propto } \right)^{2} \)

3.3124

t (°C)

18.2

0.1

\( \left( { \propto \delta t} \right)^{2} \)

0.6889

SZ (nT/mm)

8.7

0.1

\( \left( {\left( {n_{Zm} - n_{{Z{\text{abs}}}} } \right)\delta S_{Z} } \right)^{2} \)

0.052441

nZabs (mm)

12.1

0.1

\( \left( {S_{Z} \delta n_{Zm} } \right)^{2} \)

0.7569

nZm (mm)

14.39

0.12

\( \left( {S_{Z} \delta n_{{Z{\text{abs}}}} } \right)^{2} \)

1.089936

   

Total uncertainty Zm (nT)

2.8

  1. Dominant term is emphasized in italics