Application of airborne geophysical survey in antarctica

Airborne geophysical techniques represent a cost-effective way for obtaining insights into the crustal geology of the Antarctic. Based on the analysis of the history of Antarctic airbrone geophysical survey and development of facilities and fly-platform applied in the survey, this paper gives a review of the leading scientific application topic of airborne geophysical data i.e.,the crustal structure of Antarctica,the reconstruction and restoration of ancient terrains, magmatism and volcanism identification,and the interaction between Antarctica Ice Shelf and bed rock, which shows that airborne geophysical survey provides effective technical support for Antarctica geosciences research.Our research shows that there is still a blank area for geophysical survey. Based on out review, the combination of airborne magnetic, airborne gravity and ice radar data has provide a new solution to the interaction study of Antarctic Ice shelf and bedrock.