EngineeringAerospace EngineeringGeophysicsExploration GeophysicsMarine GeophysicsOcean InstrumentationMagnetic SensorsSubsea InstrumentationSubsea SensingExplorationGeophysical ProspectingMagnetic Field MeasurementsMagnetometer InstrumentationMagnetometer MeasurementsMagnetometersStabilizationSubsea Magnetic Sensing
Abstract This paper discusses the problem of magnetic exploration for oil from an aircraft. A new type of saturation magnetometer is described. Various orientation and stabilization schemes and their application to submarine detection and geophysical prospecting are discussed. It is shown that total-field measurement is far superior to vertical-component measurement. The newest Gulf apparatus using an automatically-stabilized continuously-recording total-field magnetometer is described.