Nt

From Glossary of Meteorology



nT

The nanotesler (nT); a measure of geomagnetic field strength.

There are 109 nanoteslers in a tesler, which is the unit of measure of magnetic field strength in the SI system of units. An nT is equal to a gamma. There are 105 gammas in an oersted, which is the unit of measure of magnetic field strength in the cgs system.


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