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Geophysical Acquisition & Processing Section
Abstract
Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This Merlinleigh magnetic grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.001 degrees (approximately 106m). The units are in nanoTesla (or nT). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1995 by the WA Government, and consisted of 45278 line-kilometres of data at 500m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance.
Product Type
dataset
eCat Id
142266
Contact for the resource
Point of contact
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
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- EARTH SCIENCES
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- NCI
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- Earth sciences
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- geophysics
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- grid
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- Australia
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- WA
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- survey 727
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- GADDS2.0
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- TMI
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- magnetics
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- magnetism
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- palaeomagnetism
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- airborne digital data
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- geophysical survey
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- mag
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- total magnetic intensity
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- grid
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- raster
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Publication Date
2020-03-07T00:00:00
Creation Date
2020-03-07T00:00:00
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Status
completed
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Maintenance Information
notPlanned
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geoscientificInformation
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This Merlinleigh magnetic grid geodetic is an airborne-derived Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI) grid for the Merlinleigh, WA, 1995 survey. The survey was acquired under the project No. 727 for the geological survey of WA. The grid has a cell size of 0.001 degrees (approximately 106m). The units are in nanoTesla (or nT). A total of 45278 line-kilometres of data at a line spacing of 500m and 80m terrain clearance were acquired to produce this grid. Details of the specifications of individual airborne surveys can be found in the Fourteenth Edition of the Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Percival, 2014). This Index is also available online at http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/79134. Reference: Percival, P.J., 2014. Index of airborne geophysical surveys (Fourteenth Edition).
Parent Information
Geophysical Data Collection - Airborne Geophysics
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eCat ID - 111301
Extents
[-25.5259, -23.2839, 114.0818, 116.0088]
Reference System
GDA94 (EPSG:4283)
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This Merlinleigh magnetic grid geodetic includes airborne-derived TMI data for the Merlinleigh, WA, 1995 survey acquired for the geological survey of WA