Abstract: Airborne gravity magnetic gradient and tensor gradient measurements can effectively reduce the impact of environmental noise, describe the distribution of geological bodies, and highlight shallow geological bodies with higher resolution. With the develpment of measurement equipment, it has been applied in oil, gas, and mineral resource exploration. This article systematically summarizes the research progress of airborne gravity (magnetic) multi-components gradient detection technology, providing a reference for subsequent related research. The progress development of equipment at home and abroad is summarized based on the research background of airborne gravity and magnetic multi-components gradient technology. The data processing process is introduced based on the characteristics of multi parameter gradient data in airborne gravity and magnetism. Obtained from the airborne gravity and magnetic multi-components gradients’resolution characteristics, we summarize the current high-resolution inversion and joint inversion methods for gravity and magnetic multi-parameter gradients. Derived from the application characteristics of airborne gravity and magnetic multi-components gradient detection technology in mineral，oil and gas resource exploration, the application prospects of this technology in deep resource exploration are analyzed, such as identifying underground structures, searching for mineral resources, and detecting small underground target bodies.

Key words:  , airborne gravity and magnetism, multi-components gradient, detection equipment, data processing, collaborative inversion, application