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Introduction to potential fields: Magnetics

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0236-95/fs-236-95.pdf

Explanation of the Earth's magnetic field and how USGS measures it. Defines magnetic anomaly, induced and remanent magnetism in rocks, and describes magnetic anomaly maps.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 236-95
This publication is available only as a PDF document.
Related topics:
Aeromagnetic surveying, Geophysics, Magnetic field (earth), Magnetometer measurement, Remanent magnetism

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