Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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507064 | Computers & Geosciences | 2008 | 7 Pages |
The total field magnetic anomaly is analyzed to compute the depth and location and geometry of the causative source using two FORTRAN source codes, viz., FRCON1D and ELW. No assumption on the nature of source geometry, susceptibility contrast, etc. has been made. The source geometry is estimated by computing the structural index from previously determined depth and location. A detailed procedure is outlined for using these codes through a theoretical anomaly. The suppression of high-frequency noise in the observed data is tackled by designing a box-car window with cosine termination. The termination criterion is based on the peak position of the derivative operator computed for a pre-assumed depth of a shallow source below which the target is situated. The applicability of these codes has been demonstrated by analyzing a total field aeromagnetic anomaly of the Matheson area of northern Ontario, Canada.