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Technical summary sheets

Technical summary sheets are designed to provide a simple overview of commonly used geophysical techniques. More detailed explanations and case study examples are provided in An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics.

  1. Ground penetrating radar [148k pdf]
  2. Electrical resistivity sounding and tomography [73k pdf]
  3. Electro-magnetic ground conductivity mapping [242k pdf]
  4. Electro-magnetic time-domain sounding (TEM/TDEM) [42k pdf]
  5. Electro-magnetic: metal detection using Geonics' EM61 [69k pdf]
  6. Micro-gravity [445k pdf]
  7. Magnetic surveys [79k pdf]
  8. Seismic refraction surveying [158k pdf]
  9. Terrestrial seismic reflection profiling [394k pdf]
  10. Geophysical ground stiffness determination [42k pdf]
  11. High resolution marine seismic reflection profiling [142k pdf]
  12. Side scan sonar surveying [160k pdf]

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Ground Penetrating Radar survey in progress at Tsho Rolpa, Nepal Ground Penetrating Radar survey in progress over a concrete road pavement Radargram showing evidence of a void beneath a road Ground conductivity data over a former steel rolling mill, showing evidence of buried foundations and concrete plinths