Analysis and reduction of the geomagnetic gradient influence on aeromagnetic compensation in a towed bird

<p>Aeromagnetic exploration is an important method of geophysical exploration. We study the compensation method of the towed bird system and establish the towed bird interference model. Due to the geomagnetic gradient changing greatly, the geomagnetic gradient is considered in the towed bird i...

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Main Authors: Z. Zhou, Z. Liu, W. Li, Y. Wang, C. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-10-01
Series:Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
Online Access:https://gi.copernicus.org/articles/10/257/2021/gi-10-257-2021.pdf
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Summary:<p>Aeromagnetic exploration is an important method of geophysical exploration. We study the compensation method of the towed bird system and establish the towed bird interference model. Due to the geomagnetic gradient changing greatly, the geomagnetic gradient is considered in the towed bird interference model. In this paper, we model the geomagnetic field gradient and analyze the influence of the towed bird system on the aeromagnetic compensation results. Finally, we apply the ridge regression method to solve the problem. We verify the feasibility of this compensation method through actual flight tests and further improve the data quality of the towed bird interference.</p>
ISSN:2193-0856
2193-0864