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Detection and identification of north–south trending magnetic structures near the magnetic equator
Author(s) -
Beard Les P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2000.00214.x
Subject(s) - magnetic anomaly , geology , geophysics , equator , remanence , anomaly (physics) , magnetic dip , latitude , seismology , magnetic declination , paleomagnetism , magnetization , geodesy , magnetic field , earth's magnetic field , physics , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics
Long, structurally undeformed north–south trending structures show no magnetic anomaly at the magnetic equator, except at the north and south truncations of the structure. However, folding, faulting, differential erosion or other structural deformation can produce detectable magnetic anomalies in a generally north–south trending equatorial structure. Spatial variation in magnetic susceptibility or remanent magnetization can also produce anomalies in equatorial north–south structures. These anomaly patterns are often more complicated than patterns produced by similar structures at high latitudes, but interpretational insight can be gained through numerical modelling of common structures. Reduction‐to‐pole and analytic signal filters can aid in interpretation of equatorial anomalies, but these must be applied carefully because of instabilities deriving from filter design and noise amplification.