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MAGNETIC PROSPECTING [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Prospecting
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A technique of applied geophysics: a survey is made with a magnetometer, on the ground or in the air, which yields local variations, or anomalies, in magnetic-field intensity. These anomalies are interpreted as to the depth, size, shape, and magnetization of geologic features causing them.

OBS

Most magnetic prospecting is now carried on with airborne instruments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection magnétique et électromagnétique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
CONT

Prospection magnétique. En dehors des écarts d'ensemble du champ magnétique mesuré à la surface du globe, par rapport à celui d'un dipôle [...], des anomalies régionales, ou locales, peuvent être relevées avec des magnétomètres de terrain [...] Ces derniers servent également aux mesures aéroportées ou marines [...]

Spanish

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