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Southwest Tasmania Aeromagnetic Survey (BHP), 1966 (P1046), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled

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Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. These line dataset from the Southwest Tasmania Aeromagnetic Survey (BHP), 1966 survey were acquired in 1965 by the TAS Government, and consisted of 22683 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 150m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

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Title Southwest Tasmania Aeromagnetic Survey (BHP), 1966 (P1046), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/9fd20335-408a-474a-bb79-a0144da2c54e
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Geoscience Australia
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 28/02/1965 - 01/05/1966
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[146.0893, -43.6343], [147.072, -43.6343], [147.072, -42.1531], [146.0893, -42.1531], [146.0893, -43.6343]]]}
Data Portal data.gov.au