End-to-End simulation study of a full magnetic gradiometry mission

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-110

  Kotsiaros, S ^a   Olsen, N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Magnetic anomalies; Modelling and interpretation; Satellite magnetics

Indexed keywords

EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; LOW EARTH ORBITING SATELLITES; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC FIELD VECTORS; MAGNETIC GRADIENT TENSOR; MAGNETIC VECTOR FIELDS; SATELLITE MAGNETICS; SPACE MAGNETIC GRADIOMETRY;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

TENSORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODELING; SATELLITE DATA; SECULAR VARIATION;

EID: 84890883620     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt339     Document Type: Article

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