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% Computes Jupiter's magnetic field based on a tilted dipole model.
The output is in Jupiter centric inertial coordinates.
Type BDipoleJupiter for an example in a 200,000 km orbit in the
Jupiter equatorial plane.
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Form:
b = BDipoleJupiter( r, jD )
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Inputs
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r (3,:) Position vector in the ECI frame
jD (1,:) Julian days
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Outputs
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b (3,:) Magnetic field (T)
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Reference: K. Khurana, M. Kivelson, V. Vasyliunas, N. Krupp, J. Woch,
b. Mauk, W. Kurth, "The Configuration of Jupiter's
Magnetosphere".
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Orbit: OrbitMechanics/RVOrbGen SC: Ephem/ECIToPlanet Common: Database/Constant Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Time/Date2JD Math: Linear/Mag
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