Syllabus for Applied and Environmental Geophysics

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

* Understand the physical principles governing the propagation of seismic waves.

* Know the principles of seismic data acquisition and have a broad understanding of the instruments used in the field.

* Interpret a seismic section and identify different seismic phases.

* Describe the basic processing steps of reflection seismic data.

* Derive a model of the subsurface based on refraction seismic data.

* Be able to make gravity measurements and calculate Free-air and Bouguer anomalies.

* Describe the common types of magnetisation and understand how a Proton and a Cesium Vapour magnetometer works.

* Compute model responses and interpret gravity and magnetic data.

* Describe the different electrical and electromagnetic methods and how they relate to electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity.

* Understand the physical limitations of the geophysical methods.

* Compare different geophysical methods, describe their weaknesses, strengths, and applicability to different problems and geological environments.

Content

* The seismic reflection method.

* The seismic refraction method.

* Gravity measurements.

* Magnetisation and magnetic measurements.

* Electrical methods.

* Electromagnetic methods including ground penetrating radar.

* Radiometric methods.

* Geophysical field techniques.

* Geophysical modelling and interpretation.

* Field course.

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Instruction

The course consists of lectures, seminars, exercises and a compulsory short field course.

Assessment

Written examination. The written examination corresponds to 7 ECTS and the compulsory part 3 ECTS.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.