Jean L Rasson

Geomagnetics for Aeronautical Safety: A Case Study in and around the Balkans - Nato Security through Science Series C: Jean L Rasson 2006 edition

Marc Notes: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on New Data for the Magnetic Field in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for Enhanced Flying and Airport Safety, Ohrid, the Former Yugoslav Republic, 18-22 May 2005--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introductory address.- Introduction to the Advanced Research Workshop: 'New Magnetic Field in Data in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for Enhanced Flying and Airport Safety'; J. L. Rasson.- Geomagnetic field of the Republic of Macedonia; T. Delipetrov and B. Paneva.- Geomagnetic field Measurements at Magnetic repeat stations in former Yugoslavia; S. Mihajlovic et al.- Field and Observatory Geomagnetic Measurements in Bulgaria; I. A. Butchvarov, I. V. Cholakov.- On The Modeling of A Geomagnetic Reference Field for the Balkan Region; B. Duka et al.- Repeat surveys of Macedonia; J. Rasson and M. Delipetrov.- Nature of Earth s Magnetic Field and its Application for commercial flight navigation; R. Cop, D. Fefer.- Geomagnetic Observations in Turkey; C. Celik et al.- Croatian Geomagnetic Repeat Stations Network; M. Brkic et al.- Geomagnetic instrumentation for repeat station survey; V. Korepanov.- Problems of supply in DI-flux instruments; L. Hegymegi.- Development of an Automatic DI-Magnetometer; S. van Loo and J. L. Rasson.- New magnetic materials; S. Stojmenov.- Progress and Limitations in magnetic Field Measurements; N. Novkovski.- Geomagnetic measurements for Aeronautics; J. L. Rasson.- Measurement of the geomagnetic Declination on the Airports in Bulgaria; I. Cholakov.- Airport Geomagnetic Surveys in the United States; A. Berarducci.- Magnetic Repeat station network in Italy and magnetic measurements in heliports and airports; G. Dominici and A. de Santis.- Airport conditions in Macedonia: Seismic Risks; L. Pekevski.- Nonlinear techniques for short term prediction of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation; A. De Santis R. Tozzi.- Spherical Cap Harmonic Analysis of the geomagnetic Field with application for aeronautical Mapping; J. Miquel Torta et al.- Activities completed toward establishing a geomagnetic observatory in the Republic of Macedonia; M. Delipetrov.- Analysis of geomagnetic field data from measurements in 2003 Macedonia; S. Panovska, T. Delipetrov.-Understanding the geomagnetic field a precondition for better living; J. Zivanovic, S. Stavreva-Veselinovska.- Postface.- Addresses of Authors.- Subject index."Publisher Marketing: 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 has high reliability and is likely to survive in harsh electromagnetic aggressions or when all power supplies have failed. This book examines in detail how the science of geomagnetism is able to promote a 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 of the magnetic declination in support of aeronautical safety.