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An airborne gravity study of eastern North Carolina

Brozena, John M ; Peters, Mary F

Geophysics, 1988-02, Vol.53 (2), p.245-253 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

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  • Título:
    An airborne gravity study of eastern North Carolina
  • Autor: Brozena, John M ; Peters, Mary F
  • Assuntos: airborne methods ; applied (geophysical surveys & methods) ; Atlantic Coastal Plain ; eastern North Carolina ; geophysical methods ; geophysical surveys ; Geophysics ; gravity methods ; North Carolina ; surveys ; United States
  • É parte de: Geophysics, 1988-02, Vol.53 (2), p.245-253
  • Descrição: The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a prototype airborne gravity measurement system. The core of the system is a LaCoste and Romberg air-sea gravity meter mounted on a three-axis stable platform. Corrections to the gravimeter data for altitude and variations in altitude are determined from a combination of highly precise radar and pressure altimeters. The original prototype system was designed for use over oceanic areas. We recently incorporated the pressure measurement to extend use of the airborne system to terrestrial regions where occasional radar altitudes over points of known topographic height can be obtained. The radar heights are used to relate the pressure altitudes to absolute altitudes and to determine the slopes of the isobaric surfaces. Vertical accelerations due to horizontal velocity over a curved, rotating earth (the Eotvos correction) and precise two-dimensional positions are determined from a Texas Instrument P-code global positioning system.The updated system was tested over eastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks, an area that is difficult to survey by conventional means. Over one-third of the region consists of low lying swampy terrain and another one-third is the shallow water of the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. Neither the land method nor the shipboard gravity surveying method is well suited for these types of areas. Flying at an altitude of 600 m at 375 km/hr, we were able to cover an area over 10 000 km2 with a nominal track spacing of 9 km by 9 km in less than 18 hours of flying time. A comparison by the Defense Mapping Agency showed a 2.8 mGal rms and a -0.2 mGal mean difference between ground truth data and the airborne data at grid points when both data sets were interpolated to a common 9 km grid.
  • Editor: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
  • Idioma: Inglês
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