AzimuthAngle

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Term: AzimuthAngle
Definition:

The angle between the projection into the i-jplane of a position or measured vector and the i-axis of the coordinatesystem. Mathematically defined as arctan(j/i). This term could be alsoapplied to angles measured in different planes, for example the IMF clockangle defined as arctan(|By|/Bz).

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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