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Mackay - Mackay 2, NT, 1998 (P1005), 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 Mackay, NT, 1998 survey were acquired in 1998 by the NT Government, and consisted of 165347 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 60m 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 Mackay - Mackay 2, NT, 1998 (P1005), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6ff9a839-614d-4895-99f1-c25bec59bccd
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/07/1998 - 30/09/1998
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Mackay - Mackay 2, NT, 1998 (P1005), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/mackay-mackay-2-nt-1998-p1005-magnetic-line-data-awags-levelled