Aeromagnetic Surveys: Principles, Practice and Interpretation

Description

A comprehensive introduction to the principles, practice and interpretation of aeromagnetic surveys was released in July 2009 as a service to the earth science community by Geosoft Inc. The work is a 150-page distillation of the many years' teaching experience of Earthworks' principal, Colin Reeves. Contents 1.The Earth’s magnetic field and its anomalies 2. The magnetic properties of rocks 3. Magnetometers and aircraft installations 4. Sampling theory and survey specifications 5. Data corrections and the flightline database 6. Gridded data: Maps, images and enhancements 7. Processing of grids in the wavenumber domain 8. Quantitative interpretation- the dipping dyke model 9. The dipping dyke extended to other models 10. Qualitative interpretation and the interpretation map References (provisional, 2006 Feb).