Total magnetization direction and dip from multiscale edges

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Haney ◽  
Yaoguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
Total Magnetization

Improving the crosscorrelation method to estimate the total magnetization direction vector of isolated sources: A space-domain approach for unstable inclination values

Geophysics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. J59-J70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Ribeiro-Filho ◽  
Rodrigo Bijani ◽  
Cosme Ponte-Neto
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Magnetic Anomalies ◽  
Direction Vector ◽  
Total Field ◽  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
Ambient Magnetic Field ◽  
Total Magnetization ◽  
Synthetic Test ◽  
Equivalent Sources

Knowledge of the total magnetization direction of geologic sources is valuable for interpretation of magnetic anomalies. Although the magnetization direction of causative sources is assumed to be induced by the ambient magnetic field, the presence of remanence should not be neglected. An existing method of correlating total and vertical gradients of the reduced-to-the-pole (RTP) anomaly estimates the total magnetization direction well. However, due to the numerical instability of RTP transformation in the Fourier domain, an assumption should be considered for dealing with inclination values at approximately 0°. We have adopted an extension to the standard crosscorrelation method for estimating the total magnetization direction vector, computing the RTP anomaly by means of the classic equivalent layer technique for low inclination values. Additionally, an ideal number of equivalent sources within the layer is considered for reducing the computational demands. To investigate the relevant aspects of the adopted method, two simple synthetic scenarios are presented. First, a magnetic anomaly produced by a homogeneous and isolated vertical dike is considered. This test illustrates the good performance of the adopted approach, finding the true magnetization direction, even for low inclination values. In the second synthetic test, a long-wavelength component is added to the previous magnetic total-field anomaly. In this case, the method adopted here fails to estimate a reliable magnetization direction vector, showing weak performance for strong interfering magnetic anomalies. On the real data example, the application tests an isolated total-field anomaly of the Carajás Mineral Province, in northern Brazil, where the inclination of the ambient magnetic field is close to zero. The obtained results indicate weak remanence in the estimated total magnetization direction vector, which would never be reached in the standard formulation of the crosscorrelation technique.

A New Method of Cross-Correlation by Magnetic Dipole for Estimating Magnetization Direction under the Influence of Remanent Magnetization

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 3459-3462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Shi ◽  
Liang Hui Guo ◽  
Feng Yi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Magnetic Dipole ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
New Method ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Dipole Source ◽  
Total Field ◽  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
Total Magnetization

Processing and interpretation of magnetic data usually require information of total magnetization direction. However, under the effects of remanent magnetization, total magnetization direction is different from induced magnetization direction, which makes data processing and interpretation complexity. In this paper, we present a new method by cross-correlation of magnetic dipole source for determination of magnetization direction from relatively isolated and approximate equiaxial-shape magnetic total field anomaly. This method calculates cross-correlation coefficient between observed magnetic total field anomaly and theoretical magnetic total field anomaly caused by a magnetic dipole source, by using a set of varying parameters of positions and total magnetization direction of dipole source for trial and error. The corresponding magnetization direction of maximum correlation coefficient is regarded as estimated total magnetization direction. Test on synthetic data indicates that this method reliably and effectively estimates the magnetization direction from relatively isolated and approximate equiaxial-shape magnetic total field anomaly.

Estimating the Magnetization Direction of Sources through Correlation between Reduced-to-Pole Anomaly and Normalized Source Strength

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 3793-3796
Author(s):  
Liang Hui Guo ◽  
Rui Gao ◽  
Guo Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Field Direction ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Source Strength ◽  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Total Magnetization

Under the effects of remanent magnetization, total magnetization direction is different from geomagnetic field direction, which makes magnetic data processing and interpretation complexity. In this paper, we present a new approach for estimating the total magnetization direction of sources via cross-correlation between the reduced-to-pole anomaly and the normalized source strength (who is less sensitive to remanent magnetization). The geomagnetic field direction is used to calculated the normalized source strength, while various assumed total magnetization directions are used to calculated the RTP anomalies. The maximum correlation between the RTP anomalies and the normalized corresponds to the estimated total magnetization direction. Test on synthetic data showed that the new approach is simple and effective.

Simultaneous estimation of total magnetization direction and 3-D spatial orientation

Geophysics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1365-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter E. Medeiros ◽  
João B.C. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Dipole Moment ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Simultaneous Estimation ◽  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
Observation Plane ◽  
Total Magnetization ◽  
Spatially Correlated ◽  
Principal Axes

Magnetic interpretations are usually carried out either by assuming induced magnetization and estimating the model geometry, or by presuming a known source spatial orientation to estimate the total magnetization. We present a 3-D magnetic interpretation method that estimates simultaneously the total magnetization direction and the spatial orientation of the source. It is based on the approximation of the anomaly by the series derived from expanding the magnetic potential into multipoles and retaining source moments up to second order. The moments and linear combinations of moments appearing in the series are then inverted from the magnetic anomaly. The total magnetization is assumed constant in direction but not in magnitude. It is also presumed implicitly that the anomalous distribution of magnetization intensity has nonzero values in a finite‐volume region, is far from the observation points, and presents three othogonal planes of symmetry intersecting at the center of the dipole moment. The method is essentially linear and requires no a priori explicit assumption of a fixed geometry for the sources. The method is particularly suited to interpret compact, isolated or disjoint, but spatially correlated sources. If the source satisfies all assumptions presumed by the method, it is possible to obtain accurate, stable estimates of the total dipole moment vector, the position of the center of dipole moment, and the directions of all three principal axes of symmetry. If the source is not far from the observation plane and/or if the total magnetization direction is not constant, it is still possible to obtain accurate and stable estimates of the direction of the mean total magnetization and the projection, on the observation plane, of the center of dipole moment. The method is applied to magnetic data from the Gulf of Guinea Seamount. The estimated magnetic palaeopole is at 50°48′S and 74°54′E which is in good agreement with estimates published by other authors.

Inversion of magnetic anomaly on rugged observation surface in the presence of strong remanent magnetization

Geophysics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. J11-J19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ling Li ◽  
Yaoguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Country Rock ◽  
Magnetization Vector ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Magnetization Direction ◽  
Equivalent Source ◽  
Total Magnetization ◽  
Amplitude Inversion ◽  
Amplitude Data ◽  
And Inversion

We study the inversion of magnetic data acquired over a rugged observation surface and where the buried source bodies have strong remanent magnetization that leads to unknown total magnetization directions. These factors pose significant challenges for processing and inversion of such data. To tackle the challenges from both a rugged observation surface and an unknown magnetization direction, we propose a strategy through the joint use of the equivalent source technique and 3D amplitude inversion to obtain 3D magnetization strength. We use equivalent source processing to calculate the amplitude data in the space domain because the use of the wavenumber-domain method is invalid due to large variations in the data elevation. We then carried out an amplitude inversion to generate a 3D subsurface distribution of the magnitude of the total magnetization vector. The results from a synthetic example and aeromagnetic data in Daye Mine in China showed that this approach is effective and images the magnetic units whose contact zones with the limestone country rock host the mineralization. The method is general and can be applied to a variety of cases with similar challenges.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document