Simulator lab

AEM simulator

Helicopter and fixed-wing conductivity mapping at survey scale

Method notes

Interpretation

Flying 40 m above 100 ohm-m ground at 8000 Hz gives an induction number of 0.71 and useful depth information to roughly 28 m.

Skin depth

56 m

Depth of investigation

28 m

Footprint

120 m

Induction number

0.71

Coupling scale

1,000 ppm

In-phase and quadrature spectrum

Quadrature peaks at moderate induction numbers; in-phase grows towards the inductive limit.

In-phaseQuadrature

Response vs flight height

Coupling falls roughly with the cube of clearance - altitude discipline matters.

Quadrature