EM Methods Advantages And Disadvantages

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3.5.1.1 Introduction

Since 1950's the electromagnetic geophysical methods have been used extensively and with great success to delineate conductive zones at depths. The aim of EM method responds to high conductivities rather than to contrasts in conductivity as is the case with the classical direct current (DC) method. This means that EM methods can detect small changes in conductivity in a conductive terrain by the correct selection of technique and array and secondly that resistive layers became transparent in contrast to the DC resistivity method where penetration of such layers is difficult. According to (Mares et al., 1984) the EM methods can be divided into three fundamental groups:

1. Location of local conductors in a non-conducting or conducting medium. This is the main problem of EM ore mineral prospecting, because ore bodies frequently form good conductors. EM methods are similarly used in investigating conductive tectonics, man-made conductors.
2. Detect rocks of different conductivities. In such case the EM methods make use of the dependence of one of the measured quantities …show more content…

The latter is then divided into bands of extremely low frequencies (ELF) up to 1.0 kHz and very low frequency over 1.0 kHz. The notation very low frequencies has been adopted from Radio engineering; frequencies from hundreds thousands of Hz are usually pointed to low. The variable electromagnetic field in the microplusation range has its sources mostly in discharges in the ionosphere and is referred to as the magneto-telluric field of the earth. The methods which make use of the dependence of the distribution of the magneto-telluric field on the conductivity in the earth's crust are called magneto-telluric methods. Using ultra- low frequencies these methods can have a large depth range, even of over 100

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