- GeoMagSphere Web Calculators
GeoMagSphere data sets and results can be freely downloaded or copied. However, the user should make the appropriate acknowledgment or citation, e.g., see Citations or Bibliography pages. The data generated by using the Calculator may be used by GeoMagSphere developers for statistical purpose.
- L-Shell
This page enables users to calculate the L-Shell (or McIlwain) parameter for any particle and for any position. The L-Shell parameter is calculated in the shifted tilted dipole approximation, with the simple formula you can find here, using the updated IGRF-13 last parameters (https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/igrf.html).
For more informations please follow this link: Adiabatic Invariants.
To perform the L-Shell Calculation please follow this link:
Input Parameters
Input values are
- Geographical latitude (from 88 to -88 deg.)
- Geographic longitude (from 0 to 360 deg.)
- Altitude from the Earth's surface (in km)
- Time (year,month,day,hour,min,sec)
Output Parameters
Ouputs are:
- L-Shell parameter (in unit of Earth radii)