Applied Geophysics

Proposed January Lecture Schedule

MJanuary 10
  1. Review Syllabus/Introduction to Course
  2. Gravity - general principles
  3. Equipotential Surfaces
  4. Geoid
  5. Reference Spheroid

 

WJanuary 12 Gravity:
  1. Isostacy
  2. Gravity anomalies due to arbitrary bodies
  3. Gravity anomalies due to a vertical cylinder
  4. Gravity anomalies due to an infinite slab
  5. Gravity measurements

 

MJanuary 17 NO CLASS: MLK Day

 

WJanuary 19 Gravity:
  1. Latitude Correction
  2. Free Air (elevation) Correction
  3. Excess Mass (Simple Bouguer) Correction

 

MJanuary 24 Gravity:
  1. Terrain (Complete Bouguer) Correction
  2. Tidal Correction
  3. Regional Correction

 

WJanuary 26 Gravity:
  1. Instrumentation
  2. Anomalies due to 2D bodies

 

MJanuary 31 Gravity:
  1. Examples of gravity data processing
  2. Filters
  3. Applications to Shallow problems

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