The forward problem of magnetometry for the oblate spheroid

  • Milan HVOŽDARA Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
  • Ján VOZÁR Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Keywords: geophysical magnetometry, potential due to oblate spheroid, magnetic anomalies due to magmatic bodies

Abstract

We present analytical solution of the forward magnetometric problem for the
oblate spheroid (rotational ellipsoid) as a causative body. The shorter semiaxis of the
ellipsoid is supposed to be vertical to the surface of the earth. There is proved that the
uniform inducing magnetic field B0 induces inside the spheroid also uniform magnetic
field but its modulus and direction are different as compared to B0. The isolines and
profile curves of ΔZ and ΔT are calculated on the plane z = const above the ellipsoid,
as well as on the surface of the hill in the shape of cutted cone.

Author Biographies

Milan HVOŽDARA, Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 28 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Ján VOZÁR, Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 28 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Published
2011-06-30
How to Cite
HVOŽDARA, M., & VOZÁR, J. (2011). The forward problem of magnetometry for the oblate spheroid. Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy, 41(2), 159-177. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10126-011-0006-z
Section
original research papers