The $gauss$, abbreviated as $G$, is the cgs unit of measurement of a magnetic field $B$,
which is also known as the "magnetic flux density" or the "magnetic induction".
One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter; it equals $10^{-4} tesla$ (or $100 micro T$).
The Gauss is identical to maxwells per square centimetre; technically defined in a three-dimensional system,
it corresponds in the SI, with its extra base unit the ampere.
The gauss is quite small by earthly standards, 1 Gs being only about four times Earth's flux density,
but it is subdivided, with $1 gauss = 105 gamma$.
This unit of magnetic induction is also known as the $\textit{abtesla}$.