Appendix B. Sonic anemometer
orientation
B.1 Determining true north and sensor
orientation
The orientation of the sonic anemometer negative x-axis is found by reading a magnetic
compass and applying the site-specific correction for magnetic declination; where the magnetic
declination is the number of degrees between true north and magnetic north. Magnetic
declination for a specific site can be obtained from a USGS map, local airport, or through a NOAA
web calculator (
Online magnetic declination calculator
(p. 62)). A general map showing magnetic
declination for the Conterminous United States in 2015 is shown in
Declination angles east of true north are considered negative, and are subtracted from 360
degrees to get true north as shown in
(p. 62). Declination angles west of true north
are considered positive and are added to 0° to get true north as shown in
FIGURE B-1. Magnetic declination for the contiguous United States (2015)
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