Lightning-induced remanent magnetic anomalies in low-altitude aeromagnetic data

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Beard, Les P ^a   Norton, Jeannemarie ^a   Sheehan, Jacob R ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC DATA; AIRBORNE MAGNETIC SURVEYS; AIRBORNE SURVEYS; DATA DENSITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GROUND SURVEYS; LIGHTNING STRIKES; LINE SPACING; LOW ALTITUDES; LOW-ALTITUDE; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC DATA; MAGNETIC SURVEYS; NEW MEXICO; SURVEY AREA; UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; LIGHTNING; MAGNETISM;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GROUND CONDITIONS; LIGHTNING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549157775     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG14.4.155     Document Type: Article

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