The invention discloses a multi-scale electromagnetic exploration method based on single-
electrode potential detection, and relates to the technical field of
exploration geophysics, and the method comprises the steps: determining a measurement region, determining an exploration target, and determining the area of the measurement region and the density of measurement points according to the depth of the exploration target; arranging a plurality of emission sources and receiving arrays in a measurement area, collecting surface potential data of the measurement area in real time, and
processing the data frequency point by frequency point according to a preset frequency sequence; on the basis of the single-
electrode potential data, generating a surface potential distribution surface, constraining and suppressing a field source effect, obtaining
electric field distribution information of a measurement surface, and calculating
apparent resistivity parameters in combination with
magnetic field measurement data; a multi-
azimuth excitation mode and a multi-source emission scheme are adopted, a field source effect is inhibited, a three-dimensional resistivity profile is constructed, and a low-resistance body or a high-resistance body is identified. According to the invention, the static effect and the
volume effect are solved, and the limitation of the existing electromagnetic instrument on the detection accuracy and depth is broken through.