GEOL 453 - Environmental Geophysics

Credits: 4

Applications of shallow geophysical methods, such as seismic refraction and reflection, gravity, electrical resistivity and ground-penetrating radar applicable to environmental geology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, neotectonics and earthquake engineering. Field experiments, including data collection and processing on PCs or UNIX workstations, illustrate the state of the art in the determination of sub-surface structure and in situ material properties. Intended for advanced geology and environmental studies students. Prerequisite: GEOL 214/302 or consent of instructor. Spring,