Aeromagnetic Survey of East and North-East Greenland 1993–1996 (AWI-AEROMAG)

The dataset contains aeromagnetic measurements acquired during 1993–1996 in East and North-East Greenland as part of the AWI-AEROMAG project conducted by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). The measurements represent regional airborne magnetometry and include total magnetic field intensity corrected for diurnal variations and the main geomagnetic field. The survey was carried out to support geological mapping and tectonic analysis of eastern Greenland. The dataset constitutes an important geophysical reference for studies of crystalline basement rocks, sedimentary basins and structural features in the region.

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Date ( Publication )
2020-01-24
Identifier
dk.geus / grl_aeromagnetic_survey_awi_1993_1996
Author
  Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) - Vera Schlindwein ( )
Author
  Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) - Graeme Eagles
Author
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - Björn H. Heincke
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose
The purpose of the dataset is to provide a regional geophysical basis for geological mapping and tectonic interpretation in East and North-East Greenland. The aeromagnetic data are used to identify structural lineaments, lithological contrasts and basin boundaries, and to support subsequent geological and geophysical investigations.
Status
Completed
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - Thomas Varming ( )
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support
Keywords ( Theme )
  • Dataset
  • Geophysics
  • Aeromagnetic
  • Airborne Magnetometry
  • Structural Geology
  • East Greenland
  • North-East Greenland
  • Aeromag
Forskningsemner Forskningsemner ( Theme )
Geografisk Geografisk ( Place )
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
CC BY 4.0
Other constraints

This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Licence terms are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

The dataset is non-confidential. When used in scientific publications, the following references must be cited regarding data acquisition and processing:

Schlindwein & Meyer (1999) and Schlindwein (1998, PhD thesis).

Citation: Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), where relevant.
Spatial representation type
Grid
Denominator
500000
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Begin date
1993-01-01
End date
1996-12-31
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Supplemental Information
The dataset represents regional aeromagnetic measurements and is not suitable for detailed local mapping without further processing. Interpretations based on the dataset should be conducted in conjunction with other geological and geophysical data. Data quality and resolution depend on the flight altitude and line spacing applied during the survey.
Reference system identifier
WGS 84 / UTM 24N (EPSG:32624)
Distribution format
  • WMS ( )

  • REST ( )

Distributor
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support
OnLine resource
Interactive webmap ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Interactive map displaying the dataset.

OnLine resource
Aeromagnetic study of the continental crust of northeast Greenland ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid EarthVolume 104, Issue B4. Papers on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Marine Geology and Geophysics. Copyright 1999 by the American Geophysical Union.https://doi.org/10.1029/1998JB900114

OnLine resource
Geophysics_Aeromag_AWI ( ESRI:REST )

ArcGIS REST Service

OnLine resource
AWI_all_Aeromag93_96_ln ( OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities )

ArcGIS WMS Service

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Statement
The dataset is based on airborne magnetic measurements acquired by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) during 1993–1996. Data were collected using an aircraft-mounted magnetometer and recorded as total magnetic field intensity. Following acquisition, the measurements were corrected for diurnal variations and the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF). Data processing and methodological details are described in Schlindwein (1998, PhD thesis) and Schlindwein & Meyer (1999). GEUS distributes the dataset in digital form based on the released and documented data version.
File identifier
6ef64ae8-2066-4a6c-8c98-bffa19993048 XML
Metadata language
Danskda
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-02-24T14:33:50.487994Z
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support ( )
 
 

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Keywords

Aeromag Aeromagnetic Airborne Magnetometry Dataset East Greenland Geophysics North-East Greenland Structural Geology
Forskningsemner
Computational geoscience, informatics and remote sensing Energy and resources Sedimentary rocks and processes Tectonics and structural geology

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