Free-Air Correction

Use the Moving Platform Gravity > Corrections by Steps > Free-Air Correction menu option, (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.Gravity.FreeAirCorrection;Run)*), to calculate the free-air correction.

Free Air Correction dialog options

Free air equation

Choose the equation to apply. See the Application Notes below.

Script Parameter AGFACOR.FREEAIR [0- Ellipsoid , 1- Telford]

Height channel

The elevation of the observation platform. For airborne surveys, this is the height above the sea level. The default will be set to "Height", if a channel by this name exists in the current database.

Script Parameter AGFACOR.HEIGHT

Latitude channel

The latitude channel name. The default name is "Latitude".

Script Parameter AGFACOR.LATITUDE

Output free-air correction channel

The free-air correction channel name. The default name is "FaCor".

Script Parameter AGFACOR.OUTCH

Application Notes:

*The GX tool will search in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \gx" folder. The GX.Net tools, however, are embedded in the geogxnet.dll located in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \bin" folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the "bin" folder, then supply the GX.Net tool in the specified format.

The correction formula:

The Ellipsoid correction formula: