GSC 4340 - Shallow Subsurface Geophysics (2)

Geophysical methods used to investigate the Earth’s shallow subsurface structure. Fundamentals of seismic methods. Exploration using gravity. Principles of electrical resistivity, magnetic methods and ground-penetrating radar. Equipment, field procedures and experiment design. Data processing and analysis using modeling. Examples of applications.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 1050 and MAT 1060, or MAT112, MAT114, MAT 1140, MAT115, MAT 1150, MAT116, GSC307, GSC 3070, GSC450, GSC 4500.
Corequisite(s): GSC 4340L.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once