05-MAG-AG1 Applied Geophysics - Methods

Applied geophysical surveys are the most cost-efficient methods to determine physical properties of the subsurface, and various physical principles are used. In the course we introduce into 6 different fields, dealing with advanced applications and exercises. Potential field methods and wave-based imaging are included. The topics are closely related to the active research at Bremen University and AWI Bremerhaven, including e.g. aerogeophysical surveys, deep seismic sounding, radar and seismic imaging. Practical skills are to be developed in 6 different exercises, three of them can be chosen to be graded.

1) Deepen the knowledge from bachelor courses on various applied geophysical approaches
2) Train analytical and numerical skills to handle complex geophysical data in exercises
3) Present results of exercises in various forms

Background in basics of geophysics

Course Type 1: Lecture, Exercise (L+E) 4.0 SWS ( 56.0 h)

Tutorial(s): -

56.0 h presence time
68.0 h self-study
56.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

combination exam

exam elements: 3
SL: 0

33 % project exercise report
33 % project exercise report
34 % project exercise report

Es können 3 von 6 Übungen in von Veranstalter zu Veranstalter unterschiedlicher Form ausgewählt werden.

H.R. Buger, A.S. Sheehan & C.H. Jones (2006) Introduction to Applied Geophysics - Exploring the Shallow Subsurface, W.W. Norton & Company, 600 S.
E.J.W. Jones (1999) Marine Geophysics. John Wiley & Sons, 466 S.
W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart und R. E. Sheriff (1990) Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 792 S.
Dwain K. Butler Hg. (2006) Near-surface Geophysics, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 732 S.