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Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey data, Silverton, Colorado, 2019

January 12, 2023

Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) and magnetic survey data were collected during April and May 2019 along 1,467 line-kilometers in the San Juan-Silverton Caldera complex, Colorado, in the Southern Rocky Mountain Volcanic Field. Data were acquired by Geotech, Ltd. with the versatile time-domain electromagnetic (VTEM-ET) system together with a Geometrics optically pumped cesium vapor magnetometer. The survey was flown at a mean flight height of 140 meters (m) above terrain in various line directions and line spacings ranging from 150 m to 600 m. Multiple variable-spaced lines were flown along rivers and streams in the survey area. USGS provided the contractor with the San Juan National Forest Lidar Point Cloud elevation dataset imported [...]

Publication Year 2023
Title Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey data, Silverton, Colorado, 2019
DOI 10.5066/P92IADBP
Authors Bennett E Hoogenboom, Maria Deszcz-Pan, Eric D Anderson, Brian D Rodriguez, Bruce D Smith, Douglas B Yager
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center