The total-field geomagnetic coast effect: The CICADA97 line from deep Tasman sea to inland New South Wales

In the CICADA97 experiment a line of simultaneously-recording stationary vector magnetometers was deployed from inland NSW, across the east Australian coast, and into the Tasman Sea. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the effect of electrical conductivity structure near a coastline on...

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Published in:Exploration geophysics (Melbourne) 2000-03, Vol.31 (2), p.52-57
Main Authors: Hitchman, Adrian P., Milligan, Peter R., Lilley, F.E.M. (Ted), White, Antony, Heinson, Graham S.
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Language:English
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Summary:In the CICADA97 experiment a line of simultaneously-recording stationary vector magnetometers was deployed from inland NSW, across the east Australian coast, and into the Tasman Sea. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the effect of electrical conductivity structure near a coastline on natural time-variations in Earth?s magnetic field. Aeromagnetic surveys regularly take place in such coastal areas, and removal of time-variations of the magnetic field is a prime task of data reduction. CICADA97 data show that long-period variations of the total field are systematically enhanced near the NSW coast, while spatial patterns of short-period variations (such as pulsations) may be strongly influenced by electrical conductivity structures on a smaller scale, such as bays and inlets. Exploration Geophysics 31(2) 52 - 57 Full text doi:10.1071/EG00052 © ASEG 2000
ISSN:0812-3985
1834-7533
DOI:10.1071/EG00052