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الأحد، 4 ديسمبر 2016

Knowing About Some Methods Being Done In The Ground Magnetic Surveys

By Frank Fox


Magnetic survey is one type of a method that is being utilized for the archeological geophysics. This survey will be recording the spatial variations in the magnetic field of Earth. In archeology, this survey is being utilized in order to detect and to map the archeological artifacts and features. This can be used as well in both marine archeology and in terrestrial archeology.

A magnetometer is one main instrument being utilized for conducting this survey. This contains two different types, one having one sensor and another one having two sensors. The type with only one sensor gets the measurement of total strength in an Earth field. And the other type having two sensors gets the measurement for a fields gradient and these sensors are spatially separated. The aim of these ground magnetic surveys is to conduct an investigation of subsurface geology basing on the magnetic fields anomalies.

These anomalies are the results of magnetic properties from underlying rocks. Generally, the rocks magnetic contents are extremely variable but these are dependent upon the rock type and as well as the environment. The three most common causes of these anomalies are the faults, lava flows, and dykes. In geothermal environments, the susceptibility will decrease because of high temperatures.

The survey method would also involve the measurement of the intensity and also for the vertical, horizontal, and total components and gradients. A magnetism is considered to have the same features as gravity and one is potential field. Usually, the anomalies can be caused by some residues of a magnetism which is induced. The anomaly that is induced will be the result of the secondary magnetization that is induced in a ferrous body.

The induced anomalies have the dimensions, amplitude, and shape, and these can be considered as the functions of geometry, depth, susceptibility, orientation, and size of body. And also functions of inclination and intensity of the field in a survey area. Typically, there are four important uses of this method and these are the following.

First, the pipes, abandoned casings of the steel well, metallic debris, and buried tanks will be located. Second, sites of the old wastes and landfill boundaries are mapped. Third, basement faults and also basic igneous intrusives are mapped. And fourth, archeological sites will be investigated.

When exploring a geothermal energy, the ground data and the aero magnets data are both used in investigating the presence of a geothermal resource and this is done with combining gravity. In the aero magnets data, the anomalies usually are in correlation with volcanism expression surfaces. These include craters, localized basaltic lavas and plugs, or cones and domes.

The measurements of ground magnetism are made usually using the portable instruments with regular intervals and also along with parallel and straight lines that cover the area of survey. Usually, the intervals between locations are lesser than the spaces in between lines. However, the most common problems of these surveys are the intense fields coming from electromagnetic sources.

In order for the accuracy when mapping anomalies to be maintained, in a survey period, make sure to consider temporal changes. Normal changes can be called also as a diurnal drift. Diurnal drift corrections are done by repeating instruments of a base station that have frequent intervals. The station measurements will then be made with some corrections for temporal variations. When conducting surveys, avoid it when there is a severe storm.




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