在地磁与空间物理学实验研究和理论研究中,无论是观测资料和实验数据,还是理论计算和数值模拟结果,都需要组织在一定的坐标框架中,或者用一定的函数(函数系)来表达.坐标系或函数系的选择对于合理描述资料和发现自然规律是十分重要的环节.本文综述了地磁与空间物理研究中经常使用的20多种坐标系,着重探索这些坐标系的基本设计思想和相互联系,追踪它们的发展演化轨迹,从而加深对资料组织和坐标系选择的理解.
It is essential to design suitable coordinate system or choose suitable function family for organizing observed data, experimental results, theoretical calculation and numerical simulation. This paper reviews more than 20 coordinate systems commonly used in geomagnetism and space physics, discussing the basic design idea of coordinate systems and their relationship for understanding data organization and reference system choise.