Geophysical Field Methods

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Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours. Planning, safe execution and analysis of applied geophysical surveying including magnetics, gravity, resistivity, induced polarization, seismic reflection, seismic refraction, ground-penetrating radar, frequency-domain and time-domain electromagnetic induction; experimental design, precise navigation, quality assurance and control, data management, elementary processing, error analysis and estimation, visualization and interpretation procedures. Prerequisites: GEOP 341 ; PHYS 206 and PHYS 207 , or equivalent; MATH 308 ; GEOL 250 .