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Aeromagnetic survey
Zhou, Wendy
Zhou, Wendy
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An aeromagnetic survey (AMS) is an air-borne geophysical survey performed using a magnetometer aboard or towed behind an aircraft. A magnetometer is an instrument used to measure the magnetic field. Aeromagnetic surveys are probably one of the most common types of air-borne geophysical surveys. The applications of AMS in engineering geology include, but are not limited to, near-surface geological mapping, structural geology mapping, aiding three-dimension (3D) geological subsurface model construction, groundwater study, environmental study, and geologic hazards assessment.
In an aeromagnetic survey, an airplane, flying at a low altitude, carrying a magnetic sensor flies back and forth in a grid-like pattern over an area, recording disturbances in the magnetic field (Fig. 1). Height and gridline spacing determine the resolution of the data. Geologic processes often bring together rocks with slightly different magnetic properties, and these variations cause very small magnetic fields above the Earth’s surface. The differences in the magnetic field are called “anomalies.” (Blakely et al. 1999).
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