ASCI 76003 - (was 7360) Applied Geophysics

Three credit hours.

Was ASCI 7360. Utilization of various geophysical prospecting techniques to explore the upper few kilometers of the Earth for natural resources and environmental and engineering problems. Introduces students to the main methods of geophysical prospecting, instrumentation, and fieldwork. Trains in the planning of the geophysical field experiments, selecting the appropriate equipment for each particular problem, executing the required work, and handling the field procedures. Introduces students to various techniques of reducing geophysical data, forward and inverse modeling, and geological interpretation. Offered in the Spring.

Prerequisites: MATH 32263 (was MATH 3322).