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Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image
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 Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image is a greyscale image of the TMI grid of the Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019. The 2019 Total magnetic Intensity (TMI) grid of Australia has a grid cell size of ~3 seconds of arc (approximately 80 m). This grid only includes airborne-derived TMI data for onshore and near-offshore continental areas.
Since the sixth edition was released in 2015, data from 234 new surveys have been added to the database, acquired mainly by the State and Territory Geological Surveys. The new grid was derived from a re-levelling of the national magnetic grid database. The survey grids were levelled to each other, and to the Australia Wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS), which serves as a baseline to constrain long wavelengths in the final grid. It is estimated that 33 500 000 line-kilometres of survey data were acquired to produce the 2019 grid data, about 2 000 000 line-kilometres more than for the previous edition.
The grid used to produce this greyscale image has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 80m). This greyscale image shows the magnetic response of subsurface features with contrasting magnetic susceptibilities. The image can also be used to locate structural features such as dykes.
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- 2020-11-11T00:00:00
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- 2019-01-01T00:00:00 2019-12-31T00:00:00
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/g/data/iv65/Geoscience_Australia_Geophysics_Reference_Data_Collection/national_geophysical_compilations/Magmap2019/Magmap2019-image-magnetic-tmi_greyscale-AWAGS_MAG_2019.nc file at NCI
Fully qualified pathname of NetCDF file on NCI filesystem for Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image. Users must be logged onto the NCI network to access this file system.
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File download for Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia
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This Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image is the greyscale image of an airborne-derived Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI) grid for the Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 (Poudjom Djomani et al., 2019). The 2019 Total magnetic Intensity (TMI) grid of Australia has a grid cell size of ~3 seconds of arc (approximately 80 m). This grid only includes airborne-derived TMI data for onshore and near-offshore continental areas.
Since the sixth edition was released in 2015, data from 234 new surveys have been added to the database, acquired mainly by the State and Territory Geological Surveys. It is estimated that 33 500 000 line-kilometres of survey data were acquired to produce the 2019 grid data, about 2 000 000 line-kilometres more than for the previous edition. The new 2019 map compilation is comprised of a merge of 1059 survey grids. The addition of almost a decade's worth of new high-quality surveys adds significantly to the 2010 and 2015 versions of the map. The new grid was derived from a re-levelling of the national magnetic grid database. The survey grids were levelled to each other, and to the Australia Wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) (Milligan et al., 2009), which serves as a baseline to constrain long wavelengths in the final grid. The levelling and grid-merging procedure was described in detail in Minty et al. (2003). This grid used to produce this greyscale image has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 80m). The image shows the magnetic response of subsurface features with contrasting magnetic susceptibilities and can also be used to locate structural features such as dykes. 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.
References
Milligan, P.R., Minty, B.R.S., Richardson, M. and Franklin, R., 2009. The Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey accurate continental magnetic coverage. Preview, No. 138, p. 1-128.
Minty, B.R.S., Milligan, P.R., Luyendyk, A.P.J. and Mackey, T., 2003. Merging airborne magnetic surveys into continental-scale compilations. Geophysics, 68 (3), 988-995.
Percival, P.J., 2014. Index of airborne geophysical surveys (Fourteenth Edition).
Poudjom Djomani, Y., Minty, B.R.S., Hutchens, M., Lane, R.J.L. 2019, Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI) Grid of Australia 2019 - seventh edition - 80 m cell size. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. http://dx.doi.org/10.26186/5e9cf3f2c0f1d, eCat record number 131505;
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This Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image is a greyscale image of the TMI data for the Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019.
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Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia, Seventh Edition, 2019 TMI Greyscale image
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