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  2. Magnetic anomaly detector - Wikipedia

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    A magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) is an instrument used to detect minute variations in the Earth's magnetic field. [1] The term typically refers to magnetometers used by military forces to detect submarines (a mass of ferromagnetic material creates a detectable disturbance in the magnetic field ).

  3. Magnetic anomaly - Wikipedia

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    The Bangui magnetic anomaly in central Africa and the Kursk magnetic anomaly in eastern Europe (both in red) In geophysics, a magnetic anomaly is a local variation in the Earth's magnetic field resulting from variations in the chemistry or magnetism of the rocks. Mapping of variation over an area is valuable in detecting structures obscured by ...

  4. List of sensors - Wikipedia

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    Cryogenic particle detectors; Dew warning; Diffusion tensor imaging; Digital holography; Electronic tongue; Fine Guidance Sensor; Flat panel detector; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Glass break detector; Heartbeat sensor; Hyperspectral sensors; IRIS (Biosensor), Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor; Laser beam profiler; Littoral ...

  5. Aeromagnetic survey - Wikipedia

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    Some mineral deposits are associated with an increase or decrease in the abundance of magnetic minerals, and occasionally the sought after commodity may itself be magnetic (e.g. iron ore deposits), but often the elucidation of the subsurface structure of the upper crust is the most valuable contribution of the aeromagnetic data.

  6. Lockheed S-3 Viking - Wikipedia

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    A retractable magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) Boom is fitted in the tail. [5] In the late 1990s, the S-3B's role was changed from anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to anti-surface warfare (ASuW). As a consequence of this role change, the MAD Boom was removed, along with several hundred pounds of submarine detection electronics.

  7. Anti-submarine weapon - Wikipedia

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    A magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) is an electronic magnetometer designed to measure magnetic field variations caused by large metal objects, such as the steel hull of a submarine. Before the development of sonar buoys, MAD gear was often installed in aircraft to pick up shallow-submerged submarines.

  8. Magnetic detector - Wikipedia

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    The magnetic detector or Marconi magnetic detector, sometimes called the "Maggie", was an early radio wave detector used in some of the first radio receivers to receive Morse code messages during the wireless telegraphy era around the turn of the 20th century.

  9. Measurement and signature intelligence - Wikipedia

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    magnetic properties (e.g., magnetic flux and anomalies); motion (e.g., flight, vibration, or movement); and; material composition. The two sets are not mutually exclusive, and it is entirely possible that as this newly recognized discipline emerges, a new and more widely accepted set will evolve. For example, the DIA list considers vibration.