Abstract
We present a new automatic method of interpretation of magnetic data, called AN-EUL (pronounced "an oil"). The derivation is based on a combination of the analytic signal and the Euler deconvolution methods. With AN-EUL, both the location and the approximate geometry of a magnetic source can be deduced. The method is tested using theoretical simulations with different magnetic models placed at different depths with respect to the observation height. In all cases, the method estimated the locations and the approximate geometries of the sources. The method is tested further using ground magnetic data acquired above a shallow geological dike whose source parameters are known from drill logs, and also from airborne magnetic data measured over a known ferrometallic object. In both these cases, the method correctly estimated the locations and the nature of these sources.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1952-1961 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Geophysics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We greatly appreciate constructive and thoughtful comments of Dr. Richard Hansen, Dr. George Leblanc, and the Editor Dr. Joao Silva. We are also grateful to Dr. Alan Reid for his comments on this work. The authors would like to thank Oak Ridge National Laboratory for providing the airborne magnetic data and Kari Kirkham for providing the ground magnetic data. AS’s work on this paper was made possible by funding from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). DR’s work on this paper was made possible by funding from NASA.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geochemistry and Petrology