The feasibility of electromagnetic gradiometer measurements

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-320

  Sattel, Daniel ^a   Macnae, James ^b  

^a Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; MAGNETOMETERS; NOISE ABATEMENT;

FEASIBILITY;

MAGNETIC PROSPECTING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY;

EID: 0342936170     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2001.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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