
INTRODUCING A MAGNETOMETER
This page describes the construction of a relatively simple magnetometer which is useful in detecting local variations in the earth’s magnetic field. Images are included showing the construction of an actual working unit, and an initial measurement using this magnetometer represent significant and detectable variability in the earth’s local magnetic field. Analysis of data under collection will be presented in a separate section. Data that has been collected for this topic is available in an earlier Carnicom paper titled PREDICTING THE OPERATIONS: SUNSPOTS AND HUMIDITY from September 3, 2002.
Readers are encouraged to construct a similar or improved magnetometer and begin collecting data that can be used to correlate any variations in magnetic field activity with the onset of aerosol operations.