Acknowledgement
The notes and figures used in this gravity module were adapted from
those developed by Thomas Boyd of the Colorado School of Mines. To
view the originals, go
here.
Definition
Gravity Survey - Measurements of the gravitational field at a series of different locations over an area of interest.
The objective in exploration work is to associate variations with differences in the distribution of densities and hence rock types*.
Useful References
- Burger, H. R., Exploration Geophysics of the Shallow Subsurface, Prentice Hall P T R, 1992.
- Robinson, E. S., and C. Coruh, Basic Exploration Geophysics, John Wiley, 1988.
- Telford, W. M., L. P. Geldart, and R. E. Sheriff, Applied Geophysics, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- Nyland, E, Course Outline and Overheads
- Wahr, J. Lecture Notes in Geodesy and Gravity
- NGDC Gravity Data on CD-ROM, land gravity data
base at the National Geophysical Data Center.
Useful for estimating regional gravity field.
Much of this data is now available
on line
- Online Gravity Primer.
- Glossary of Gravity Terms.
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*Definition from the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics by R. E. Sheriff,
published by the Society of Exploration
Geophysics.