angle of dip

• El ángulo que una capa de roca o una superficie geológica forma con el plano horizontal, medido perpendicularmente a la dirección de su rumbo. Indica la inclinación máxima de la capa.

The angle that a rock layer or geological surface makes with the horizontal plane, measured perpendicular to the strike. It indicates the steepest slope of the layer.

1. Geomagnetic inclinationC2formal

   The angle that the Earth's magnetic field lines make with the horizontal plane at a given location.

   inclinación magnética

   • The angle of dip is measured using a dip circle.
   • At the magnetic equator, the angle of dip is zero degrees.
   • Geologists use the angle of dip to study the Earth's magnetic history.