NASA Computational Case Study: Modeling Planetary Magnetic and Gravitational Fields

作者：Simpson David G^*; Vinas Adolfo F

来源：Computing in Science & Engineering, 2014, 16(4): 73-79.

DOI：10.1109/mcse.2014.78

In this case study, we model a planet's magnetic and gravitational fields using spherical harmonic functions. As an exercise, we analyze data on the Earth's magnetic field collected by NASA's MAGSAT spacecraft, and use it to derive a simple magnetic field model based on these spherical harmonic functions.

• 出版日期2014-8