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About possibilities and limitations in aeromagnetic surveying

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Aeromagnetic surveying has been developped during more than twenty years. An outstanding result of this development is the airborne fluxgate magnetometer, which satisfies a plurality of demands.

Meantime, some problems appear, as the quantity measured by the common type of the airborne fluxgate magnetometer is a component along the direction of the total magnetic force. For different purposes other components may be desired. They can be obtained either by direct measurements or by computing procedures on the basis of the firstmentioned component; but in both cases difficulties arise. These difficulties are discussed, and some possibilities are set forward.

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La technique des mesures aeromagnétiques a été developpée pendant les derniers vingt ans. Un résultat très remarquable est représenté par le «fluxgate magnetometer», dont le type général donne la composante dans la direction de la force magnétique totale. Cependant, des buts divers exigent aussi la conaissance des autres composantes. Ces composantes peuvent être obtenues par détermination directe ou par une procédure de calculation basée sur la force totale mentionnée. Mais quelques difficultés se presentent dans les deux cas. Ces difficultés font l'objet de la discussion suivante et quelques solutions du problème sont proposées.

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    Asger Lundbak (Geophysicist)

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Lundbak, A. About possibilities and limitations in aeromagnetic surveying. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 27, 110–115 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033240

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