I have an ADCP data set (raw .000 datafile) that I am working on in R using the oce package. Magnetic declination was not specified apriori. Now I need to take this into consideration. Magnetic declination is ~13 degrees at my site. With the R oce package I can adjust the coordinate system simply using the enuToOtherAdp - which converts ADP velocity components from an enu-based coordinate system to another system. Can I use this to adjust for declination by using a heading adjustment equal to the declination?
I have given it a shot and "heading" values remain unchanged but east and north velocity values are adjusted. I just have no idea to check if this is correct. Any help would be much appreciated (I'm a biologist venturing in unknown physics territory).
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